Now onto the desert......

End of the music journey and onto to the desert adventure......Saw the last Elephant Revival show in Phoenix last night and hung out with them one last time in Tempe this afternoon for lunch. I brought my new viola and the mandolin with me and what fun it was that they started playing music. Also was good to hear that Bridget and Sage approved of my viola choice for making my octave violin. My flea market mandolin was also proclaimed to not be that awful and worth fixing up a bit.

It was great to see the Elephants and see them perform in 3 cities. Listening to their music always makes me just feel happy. :) Finally they are coming to BC this summer - at least for one festival on the Vancouver Island in mid-July and hopefully a few more gigs.

New viola

So northward I've traveled up to Flagstaff and have gone from 30 C to 11 C in temperature. I last visited Flagstaff in 2005 and really like this small town. I considered moving here back then, but eventually decided on Boulder, CO.

I'll leave tomorrow to head up to Page, AZ, home of Antelope Canyon, where I hope to take some more lovely slot canyon photos. Weird weather patterns of high winds, snow and cold have altered my plans to visit Bryce Canyon, so I'll head to Escalante and Capitol Reef NP but probably need to wait until Thursday when the weather clears. I've always loved the landscape of southern Utah, so I'm excited to see it once again.

One thing I've noticed on this trip is that I feel much better when I'm not driving in a city. I am much more drawn to the wild landscape than to cities. I just feel more at peace in the natural world. Somehow it just feels better.

One good thing about a road trip on your own, at least for me, is that I can blast any music I want and sing at the top of my lungs. Love to have the beautiful landscapes whizzing by while I listen to awesome music. :) Very nice feeling.