The radar told us Sedona was in line for cooler weather from a rain storm this weekend, so we packed the car for a day trip north on Saturday. We drove to Sedona just in time to find a local park and a healthy (uh hum) lunch. Food that is quick of any kind is in short supply in Sedona, so KFC was the best we could do. We enjoyed a real picnic on plush grass, something that is in short supply in Phoenix! Notice the thunder clouds in the background.
We played and played until it started to rain- then we put on our sweatshirts and played in the rain some more. Claire and Lilly loved it- what a treat to play in the rain! This seems so silly as I'm typing, but rain is in short supply at our house! Notice some of the beautiful mountains of Sedona in the background.
In this photo, Claire is enjoying the swing while rain poured down all around us and sprinkled through the covering on the playground... the temperature was about 78 degrees.
When the rain become too much, we dove in the car in search of another place to play.
We ended up in Jerome- up the winding mountain. We drove through Jerome and down the switch-backs on the other side of the mountain to Prescott. We learned something interesting on this trip- Claire gets motion sickness when we're not driving on the straight and narrow roads. We stopped at this scenic lookout to give her tummy a little rest... poor thing threw up a little in the car. Nice.
Lilly was quite the trooper. Her portable DVD player got a workout, and she enjoyed the scenery all the same...
Leaving Jerome on the way to Prescott- what a beautiful place- the pictures just don't do it justice. Shortly after leaving this lookout, we drove through a massive rain storm where the temperature dropped to 47. Nice!
It was a great day- great to get out of Phoenix, great to see beautiful scenery, great to spend time with the family and a great day to learn we need to buy Dramamine next time we venture to the mountains.
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