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| At 11,500 feet. |
PJ and I are pretty much addicted to Flagstaff. So took a short trip (June 27-28) amidst all of our Midwest travels. Unremarkable and delightful - hit all the spots we enjoy - lots of walking around town. Historic Brewing has opened a new tasting room (in conjunction with Proper), so that was nice. Really enjoyed the change of weather from late-June-in-the-desert, though we did run into some rain. Something we only do every several years - took the Snow Bowl chairlift up Mt. Agassiz. Weather up there was unsettled - almost cold, a few raindrops - this was a great change of pace.
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| Dodging raindrops on return trip to Snow Bowl. |
Storms developing in Flagstaff as we spent a lovely Sunday. Dinner at Criollo before hitting the road for home around 8p - an absolute downpour in Flagstaff during that time.
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| AZ Republic all over the storm-story. |
Not much rain on the way home, but we commented regularly on the spectacular lightning display visible pretty much all of the two-hour trip - unusual.
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| This blocked our street for a couple hours in the morning. Then some industrious city workers showed up. |
We make it home in fine shape - heavy atmosphere with lots of lightning - 30 minutes after we get home, a massive storm hits - with all of the tree-trouble we've had, I couldn't even look outside. In the morning paper we read that we were at ground zero for a "micro-burst," whatever that means, featuring 80mph winds.
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| This backyard tree was saved. Which we did not expect. |
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| A little trouble with the roof. |
For us it meant loss of trees, plus south corner of our roof was torn away which led to some water damage. We learned that water damage requires a lot of attention - including large fans and portable dehumidifiers, even in a desert climate.
But we survived without much hassle.
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| Dehumidifying. |
