Arizona Bucket List:
Road trip to Mexico
Road trip to LA
Staycation
Snowboarding in Flagstaff
Ok so seeing the Grand Canyon was more than just a thing to check off the list... but it was a thing to check off the list! We spent one night camping in Sedona and the next at the Grand Canyon. Sara and I are not expert campers by any means, but we do have a handful of experiences under our belt, and too much camping gear that we really should go more often than we do!
It was a fun getaway and chance to slow down and as my niece reminded us before leaving: "do you know there is no internet there?" My good friend Jordan will be leaving Phoenix soon to head to his airline training, so I'm glad he got to come along. I've enjoyed working alongside him at Westwind and get out mountain biking with him. I've been grateful for a friend to navigate the beginnings of a career in aviation with.
The camping itself went well. Sara had to tell herself that she was the "boss of the bugs" otherwise she generally has minor panic attacks when seeing a spider (kidding...not kidding). Isaac handled sleeping in a tent as well as any toddler probably could--with a few wake ups, scream cries, and final announcement our last morning at 5:00am: "All done camping!" Although Isaac was disappointed in the Grand Canyon because he thought it was a zoo (literally) and kept asking where the toucans were, I think he still had a great time!
