Saturday morning my son and I drove up near Flagstaff for a day of hiking, exploring and camping. Here is a picture of Lake Mary, one of the few lakes in the state that has walleye. I talked with a fisherman and he said the lake has walleye, pike, bass and crappie. I saw a lot of people fishing off shore but I didn't see any fish.
After exploring the area we found a campsite and setup. Pete put the stakes at the edge of the "footprint" while I got the tent ready. After we setup the tent Pete hung out for a little while in the tent and then we both took a nap.
Eating dinner before we went out hiking.
Lava field.
Pete next to a giant Ponderosa Pine.
After hiking we went looking for elk and boy did we find them. First we found this group. There were four in all, two bulls for sure. Just before dark we found a wallow and hung out and the elk didn't disappoint. I saw six more, Pete saw one of them. The best part was how vocal the elk were calling, mewing and even squealing. Pete had the biggest grin as he started to figure out how calling elk works, or so it seemed. It was loads of fun and I enjoyed every second of it.
When we returned that evening the camp host said we could have a small fire. We took full advantage of that and ended a great evening with a fire and watching stars, the moon and a few airplanes before heading off to bed.
Early in the morning in the campsite. Spanish peaks in the background, way in the background with snow on the peaks, you just have to believe me...
On the way home Pete and I took a few back roads and ended up in Sedona, the red rocks in the area are awesome. Some day we will take the whole family camping to Sedona.
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