We took a look around town yesterday am. Payson has about 15,000 residents and is quite rural, with a town center where services are available. Elevation is 5,500', so it's quite a bit cooler than Phoenix, which is an hour and a half away. They say you can work all day outside in 100 degree weather by drinking only 5 or 6 20 oz. bottles of water. Dry heat.
Grant Leonard called about 2:00 pm, and we got together with him and went to the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park. A friend of his is the head Ranger there. The walk down is beautiful and the view is also. After that, we stopped at Grant's home and picked up Ann and took a tour through the Flowing Spring area where about 25 homes have been built on the forty or so lots. You have to ford a few streams to get to some places, and during the July-August monsoon period, people can be trapped for a few days. They get the bulk of their rain for the year in that one period.
We had Grant and Ann over for dinner and had a great time.
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So many great photos displaying the majesty of this great continent I'm overwhelmed every time I check the blog. I find myself scrolling trough the images to enjoy them again and again. Concise, descriptive passages keep me informed and hooked. I'll be sorry when you hunker down for the winter.
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