5Crawfords

Heading out on our road trip out to the Southwest - in all, over 3000 miles traveled. GO WEST It had been nearly two years since we'd been through Southern California, so this Summer when we headed out West we went the Southern route. It was me and the boys' first time through New Mexico and Arizona, and the 4-hour detour to see the Grand Canyon for 45 minutes was a first too (Alisha had seen all of these on a trip as a kid). I was surprised at how beautiful New Mexico is - I had a very wrong impression. No offense to Nevadans, but I can now say with a fair amount of certainty that Nevada has the worst landscape in the country. Having never been to Arizona before, I was a little disappointed to not see any cartoon-looking cactus on the side of the road. However, I think Flagstaff is my new favorite place - I had no idea a city in the forest existed in Arizona. I didn't even know there was a forest! Very cool to finally see - it was a little embarrass...