A Hot Day in Arizona!

Well, we finally had a hot day in Arizona! 109 degrees! I’m glad we didn’t have a lot on our agenda today. We left early to go to Tuzigoot National Park to see the ruins of an ancient Indian tribe. I know it sounds uninteresting, but it really was very nice. Then we hit a couple of yard sales (found some great things) and stopped at a quilt store on our way to Montezuma’s Castle. This is also ancient ruins of an Indian tribe. These were really neat because they were hewn out of the rocks high up in the mountains. It isn’t really a castle, of course. It was named that because it was earlier believed that Montezuma stayed here, but he didn’t.

We spent a lot of time at the quilt store looking for just the right fabrics to make a southwestern themed quilt. Paul was so patient and helpful. He went to the van and dug out my pottery I had bought from a local Navajo girl so that I could match fabrics with the pottery. The pattern I (we) chose was called The Tree of Life. It will be a small wall-hanging quilt, but that’s what I wanted.

By the time we got back to the resort we were very hot and very tired. We both took a nap! Now we are trying to organize all our belongings and getting ready to hit the road once again early tomorrow morning for Albuquerque, New Mexico. We’re heading out in just a few minutes to get our final wash out of the dryer and to post this blog and pictures. Then we intend to take this one final road called Red Rock Loop Road. It is supposed to be very beautiful. Of course, we’ve seen much beauty here. I’m ready to head on out, though, for more adventures in New Mexico!