We are writers!

Kelly and I have been contracted to write The Best in Tent Camping for Arizona book! A friend from my hiking group wrote a book for this publishing company and got me in touch with them. This book is one of a series of books that they are creating for all 50 states. Kelly and I get to choose the top 50 campgrounds that will be included in the book. The book is due to the editor by mid April so that means we have to visit several campgrounds a weekend!

So last weekend we visited our first campround, Lockett Meadow in Flagstaff. This is one of our favorite campgrounds especially in the fall when the aspens change color.


We also visited Canyon Visa, Lakeview, Pinegrove, Ashurst Lake, and Forked Pine campgrounds. We decided to camp at Kinnikinick Lake campground. We found a campsite with a view of the lake and were able to watch the sunrise in the morning from our tent.



The next day we ate at the Mormon Lake Lodge and visited Double Springs, Dairy Springs, and Clints Well campgrounds. Mormon Lake is completely dry right now but there was some water near Mormon Lake Village.



We saw western grebes, western bluebirds, mountain bluebirds, lark sparrows, western meadowlarks, osprey and western tiger swallowtails.



We also saw a lot of cows, some new flowers I haven't identified yet, and a totem pole with gnomes.