We took a four day weekend, recently, with my sister and her husband, Carolyn and Steve. We headed east to Phoenix in our car. It was such fun! We had dinner that evening at a wonderful restaurant in Scottsdale called Houstons on Scottsdale Road. The restaurant is excellent! They don't take reservations...it's first come, first served. The wait is worth it. The food is scrumptious. We toured the area and looked at the beautiful homes and, of course, we did stop at a shopping center for a little one-on-one with the stores.

The next day we took off for Sedona. What a beautiful drive. Everything is red. Red rocks and red earth are the theme for the area. We took lots of pictures, which I will try to post. There was a great Mexican food restaurant in the center of town. We did alot of walking and went into many gift shops. It was time to leave and head to Flagstaff. That evening we went to Lowell Observatory. This area is 7000 feet above sea level. We got to view Saturn and two moons, Titan and Phoebe. Flagstaff was very chilly that evening and some snow on the ground. The observatory was definitely worth the visit.

On our third day we went to the Grand Canyon. Jim had been there before, but the rest of us had not. I had a mental picture of the area and had seen many pictures but I wasn't really sure what to expect. Oh, my gosh! It was unbelievable! It was as though I was looking at a huge painting or a movie backdrop. It just didn't seem real. The Grand Canyon is beautiful beyond words. We drove to Las Vegas for a one night stay. What more can I say...it was a great four day weekend.