July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020

This has been the longest period of home-bound time for us in many years. I am starting to go stir-crazy especially since the summer heat of Tucson is in full swing and the monsoon humidity is on the rise. I can’t do any more home projects and finally I convinced Aimee we need a Covidcation.

Cooler weather is our goal. Nearby Mt Lemmon is out of the question because of the long series of forest fires in the Santa Catalina Mountains. So we make the beautiful drive northeast toward the White Mountains. Our only stop was the overlook of the Salt River Canyon. It looks so much like the Grand Canyon. It is a slow drive down the steep canyon walls, across the bridge, and back up. As we climbed atop the Colorado plateau, through the Apache Reservation, we got a few raindrops.

After three hours we reached the Pinetop-Lakeside area. We are in a Pine forest at almost 7000 foot elevation with the temperature in the low 70’s. Ahh, Heaven. Checked into our cabin, we had a beer on the doorstep and reveled in the fresh air and pine scent.

For our al fresco dinner we walked across the street and had happy hour margaritas followed by a delicious Seafood Enchilada. It is funny how we can slip so easily back into travelling mode.