One of our hopes and plans while Sarah was visiting was to drive up to the Grand Canyon. Friday, December 28th was our first option. But, then there was a winter storm warning for Northern Arizona so we went to South Mountain and the petroglyphs instead. Monday looked good at the time until Sunday night when ANOTHER winter storm warning was posted for the next day. Arg! So, we decided to head south to visit Tortilla Flats that Steve and I had read about in a local magazine. It is on the Apache highway going east out of Mesa. The town itself has about three buildings - a gift shop, a restaurant, and a teeny tiny one-room museum. The drive was beautiful. Not the Grand Canyon, but pretty nice in it's own way and a fun, new place to discover in Arizona.
We found a short trail to explore. Sarah let the dogs off leash for a bit and they LOVED it!
It was cloudy all morning and, as the day progressed, the precipitation that was snow in the north eventually made it's way to the valley and we got a few rain drops as we drove back to civilization and past the Superstition Mountains.
The rest of the day was pretty relaxed. We enjoyed clam chowder and rotel dip for dinner and we watched the latest Mission Impossible movie, Fallout, before going to bed before midnight because, as usual, we had a New Year's Day sunrise to watch.
The End of 2018!
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