Jim Sauer
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[2008-07-07]
Monica and I wanted to get out of town for the Fourth of July weekend -- get out of the heat and away from the city of Tucson. We lucked out on a number of fronts -- getting a motel room and then a camp site at the last minute.
Prescott is a great little town. The whole town was enjoying good fun in the good weather of the long weekend.
We took our time getting started on Saturday and got a late start on a great hike to Granite Mountain. We really enjoyed the plants along the side of the trail all the way up and down the hill.
There is some great-looking rock climbing on Granite Mountain and we look forward to getting back up there when the Peregrine closure is over. We did get to use some of our skills to boulder up to the very top of the mountain (where Monica took my picture).
Sunday was also lots of fun. Our original plans for a canyon hike were canceled when we realized that it was too close to an active wildfire. We consulted the guys at a Prescott fire station and found a nice local creek to hike around (and swim in).
On the way home we stopped by Paolo Soleri's "Arcosanti", north of Phoenix. While there are many reasons I was a little disappointed with this site, I was inspired to see a visionary thinker testing and demonstrating his theories in the real world on a large stage.
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