Richard got in to Flagstaff late Friday night, and exhausted from a long work week / long day of flying, we didn't do anything but head straight to bed. Saturday morning we were up early, and headed to the Grand Canyon. Last trip we just walked around the outside Rim, but on this trip, we also hiked down Bright Angel Trail into the Canyon. The whole trail is about 6 miles down, and NOT recommended for a one day trip. It is typically 20 degrees warmer down in the Canyon than at the rim, and every year thousands of people underestimate the rigor of the trail and end up in the hospital. Determined to NOT be those people, I made the boys turn back after about a mile down. Amazingly, I found it was an easier hike back up than I'm used to in Flagstaff because we were about 3,000 ft. lower than our house. I would recommend the hike down if you don't mind a bit of a work out, and can hop over lots of mule poop, but the views from the rim are still the most breathtaking...pictures do not do the Grand Canyon justice. Here is a picture of us at the end of our hike. 
Saturday night we grilled pork tenderloin for dinner, and just sat around talking like old times.
On Sunday we took a drive to Sedona, AZ to let Richard see the Red Rocks. The drive down Hwy. 89 from Flagstaff to Sedona drops about 2,000 ft. in 5 miles, and has the most amazing views. Unfortunately, each foot we dropped, the temperature raised a degree until when we reached Sedona the temperature was 100 degrees. We scratched the hike, took a small walk up a Red Rock to visit the Chapel of the Holy Cross, a church built into the side of a mountain, designed by Franklin Lloyd Wright's protege. It is pretty interesting architecture, and you don't have to work too hard to get some great views. After a trip to the Sedona UFO store (hilarious) we sat on the back deck of restaurant taking in the views. Here is a shot of me and Jason outside the UFO store by a crashed UFO -- alien and all!
That night we went to a cookout at a neighbor's house, and Richard got to meet some of our friends here in Flagstaff. Here is a picture of Richard and Jason hovering around the food table. They were asked if they were brothers about 10 times -- kinda scary, huh?
Jason and I are both working this week, but have off Friday for the 4th, and plan on meeting Richard for lunch and going to some dinners this week. He has been using Jason's bike to roam around town, and plans on renting a road bike from a store in town, and joining a local ride later in the week. Have a great week:)
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