Michael An-Jill-O

Click the photo to see the artist's first one-woman show...

This was a travel day. We traveled east; we traveled south; but most of all we traveled up and down. We left Kanab, elevation 4,900 feet and headed east along US 89. After a time we turned south and crossed the border into Arizona. We had ascended to nearly 6,000 feet, but now we descended to 4,000 feet as we approached Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam (A couple of the on-the-go photos will give you a little idea of the grandeur of this lake and the Colorado river running out of it through the Glen Canyon dam.)

Just past the dam, we arrived at Page, AZ, a nice tourist town, which obviously caters to the people who come to visit Lake Powell. From Page, we ascended slowly (Sadie did fine, but I was groaning as we slowed to 30 mph.) to 6,000 feet in a short few miles. I began thinking, Well, this is not so bad, Flagstaff is at 7,000 feet, and we are already at 6,000. Oops! As soon as we crested the summit, we descended down a 6% grade to 5,000. From there it was down to 4,500 and up, up and down. Until we reached our highest altitude of the day, 7,276 feet, just outside of Flagstaff. Flagstaff itself is at about 7,000 feet elevation.

But the big story of the day is Jill's photography. She picked up the camera and began shooting photos. She kept telling me, "I'm getting some really good shots." But I had no idea, until we arrived at J&H RV Park in Flagstaff and got settled. Then I downloaded them and was treated to the slide show above. I think you will agree that some of them are suitable for framing.

We are happy to be settled for the day. The weather is a little stormy. We have had a bit of rain, and the wind is blowing. Nevertheless, the temperature is in the upper 70s, and we are quite comfortable. Jill decided to do some laundry, so I sat down to blog (brag) about her photos. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. (Remember, they were all taken from a moving vehicle.)