Yesterday was another busy day. Tom wanted to see Sedona, so Sedona was where we spent the day! Hey, give the guests what they want.
We headed up early, and before 9:30 we had arrived at Cathedral. The skies were pretty hazy, and my thought was a nice hike out of the sun and close to water. Sure enough, it was a great pick! 
The hike near Cathedral is a short one. There weren’t many people parked at the lot yet, so we had a somewhat private hike along the water. Tom enjoyed the walk and the scene, and Sadira also enjoyed the trail. Glad everyone was happy with the hike.
We reached a wonderful opening where rock stacks met up with the water, and where people come to sit and take in nature. A few folks were swimming nearby, so I moved a short distance up the river, broke the camera out, and crossed the river. At the time, the skies were less hazy, and cool clouds began forming.
It was a great morning. Way too hot though! That’s the other reason I picked a hike near water.
By the way, I waded out into the water several times for photos. Really the photos were an excuse…..I should have gone swimming, the water was perfect!!!
By mid-afternoon we made our way to Jerome. I wasn’t feeling too well. Busy for the past few weeks, over excited over the show, and finally winding down & crashing…..that’s what I figured at first.
After food at the Haunted Hamburger we made our way over Mingus Mountain, and that’s where I discovered what was really bothering me.
FIRE!
There’s an uncontrolled fire near Crown King, AZ. A lost hiker started a signal fire. Signal fires in a dry desert are not a great idea. Last night slurry bomber after slurry bomber flew over head, confirming signal fires are a very bad idea.
This morning there is no open sky. No blue anywhere. No puffy clouds. Just a dark haze everywhere and a heavy smell of wood smoke. The HEPA is running, but it doesn’t seem to be enough. My head is pounding, and I hope they get this one under control soon. It’s a bad one for sure!
So, with the smoke haze I thought I’d give you a few blue sky photos from yesterday. Might be a while before we see more blue skies……..
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I am amazed at your photos.. they are beyond the photographic realm, intensely artistic! Very very nice…
Artful Adventurer
mark.
There was a fine layer of ash on my car this morning…both times I went to get in it. This almost reminds me of the HUGE fire we had here a few years ago, but since Crown King is 20 SE of Prescott…that would be the reason why. I think I was closer to the last fire…but, it feels the same. I hope they get it under control and fine the people who started the signal, it’s unfortunate to think that we may loose Crown King, as it’s a historic mining town, and I’m sure the 100 residents aren’t too happy about that thought either. It DOES explain why my eyes were burning so much on our drive back though…I was wondering.
I had such fun yesterday and was very sorry to see Tom go! I hope he comes back very soon and can spend more time next time as well…and I will always hold your camera if you want to jump into the pools of water (I’ll even take pictures if you want me to) I was about ready to jump in the water myself, I mean forget the part where we had no towels, but, the Versa would dry out right?!?!? I mean, eventually…
Mark & Bobbie,
Thanks for stopping by, and very nice to meet you! Just checked out your site, and now I’ll have to do some blog reading. Glad to see more “Mac” people out there with their RVs!!!
Glad you found this site!
Sadira…. 2400 acres so far according to the last new report I read. Wow! And my eyes were burning late yesterday too. Thought it was sheer exhaustion. But I think it was a combination of things.
I should have taken a swim. That water was NICE!