Arizona: Day Eight

Our last day in Arizona we went to the Out of Africa Park.

We were able to go through the park on a safari, feed the giraffe, watch the tiger splash and follow along with the predator feed.  It is a great park and I highly recommend it if you are in the area.

This is the last we spent in Arizona.  If you missed a day of our trip go here.

Now I just need to find someplace else to travel to!

xo

Erin

Arizona: Day Seven - Hieroglyphic Trail

Day seven we hiked the hieroglyphics trail on the edge of Phoenix into the Superstition Mountains.

At the start of our hike, a storm was passing over the mountains.

The storm passed through and back to blue skies again!

These are some Indian hieroglyphics etched into the rocks at the top of the trail, along with a stream.

See the rainbows of day seven here.

More of AZ here.

xo 

Erin

Arizona: Day Seven - Rainbows

Day seven, we saw THREE rainbows.  One in the morning, afternoon, and a double rainbow in the evening.

Let me remind you,

we were in the DESERT!

Rainbows were created to deliver a powerful message.

First, a promise from God that he wouldn't flood the Earth again.

I believe rainbows still hold that powerful message but also that God continues to use them to tell us things.

A double rainbow lit the darkened cloudy sky. God said, “Trust me through the storm, I have you. Don’t lean on your own understanding but lean into me, as the showers refresh. Embrace my wind, it blows the mosquitos away. Know my rainbow is a double one of covenant. They witness to my faithfulness. Trust me. I bring you through the storm. I am here for you.”

via puregloy.net

Arizona: Day Six - Part 2

After climbing our hill we headed on down to Apache Trail.  I do have to say that the Apache Trail had the most amazing views and these pictures don't even come close to showing how beautiful it is there. 

 Let me give you a little information about the trail:

The Apache Indians used this trail to move through the Superstition Mountains

About 20 miles of it is gravel, the area between the Roosevelt Dam and Tortilla Flat (We drove this part)

I love how it is quoted to have "steep cliff drops and little in the way of safety barriers"

The trail later became a stagecoach trail through the mountains

Yes, this is the road!!!  It became terrifying when we were doing hairpin turns on the top of the mountains.

We were racing the sunset.

It was so beautiful!

I think I would love to go back and spend a weekend camping and having more time to stop more often.

See more of our Arizona trip here.

xo 

Erin