Day Off - Flagstaff, Arizona

With a day off we headed to Flagstaff, Colin’s hometown, so he could visit with his Mom and we could check out the mountain town. We arrived in the evening and had the best chili and cornbread courtesy of Colin’s Mom. After a few hours of eating and hanging out we headed into town to our hotel, also courtesy of Colin’s Mom, and checked email and relaxed before hitting some of the local bars to hang out for a while. It is always difficult to get a feel for a place in such a short amount of time, but Colin helped fill in the gaps with personal insights and stories from the past.

The elevation here is the biggest change from where we have been. At 6000 feet, we are definitely closer to the heavens, although the flat landscape leading up to the city from the east was a deceiving gradual climb. One is quickly convinced of the elevation when witnessing the enormous peaks just outside of Flagstaff, and if that is not enough, the temperature drop to the 30s in the late night is even harder to argue with.