We started out staying in Page, AZ in the yard of a friend. Nice way to handle the cold weather! We officially here for a native heritage dinner theater, but we took a scenic drive too.
The Vermillion Cliffs National Monument was fabulous! They are the second “step” in the Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona and southern Utah. I am just going to post a bunch of pictures I took with my camera, though none of them really represent the glorious red color of the cliffs.
We eventually had to climb out of the Colorado River valley, and we were able to get a different hope of view – SNOW!
When we made it back from our 4+ hour trip, we went to Red Heritage Dinner Theater. My friend in Page had recommended it, and we thought it would be a nice change from all our time out in the boondocks. I don’t know exactly what I was expecting, but this was quite a bit different. First we got decent Indian tacos (fry bread with a meat – multiple choices- cheese, salsa, sour cream, lettuce, tomato) plus a light pudding dessert. Then we had an interesting cultural discussion about weaving in the Navajo tradition. The presenter, an older woman, described the process from shearing through spinning and dyeing while his granddaughter worked on a rug. The background of some of the patterns was discussed too. As a person who loves textiles, I found it very interesting!
The main entertainment began with an Indian flute player who played on both a single flute and a double flute I have never seen before! It was two joined flutes with a single mouthpiece. Fascinating. Then there was a drum set with four drummers and songs. After that was a dance exhibition with a variety of dance types and dancers. What an athletic group the dancers are! The energy expended was impressive.
Among all the fun things we have done, I have also finally finished my kid quilt for the FMCA rally. I always like to have at least one kid-friendly quilt to donate. This one was fun! I cut up bunches of scraps, many from masks I made in the last couple of years. Using the Accuquilt, it doesn’t take long, and I just randomly sewed them together. The piecing was enjoyably mindless, and I adore how much texture the quilting added. I used just a basic meander stitch, something I can do fairly easily on my Bernina 830 in the motorhome.
We ended up staying in Page an extra day due to snow. We had 2-3” in Page proper, and the surrounding areas on the way to Flagstaff got even more. When we were ready to leave on Thursday, Kevin had to break off an inch of ice from our big slide topper! It had pooled on the fabric, then froze overnight. What a mess! The road to Quartzsite, our destination, was clear, though there was significant snow around Flagstaff. We stopped at Hi Jolly, and we picked up pizza from Silly Al’s, a great spot. I then collapsed since I drove way longer without a break than I should.
We also took a trip to Yuma to pick up the glasses we ordered a month ago! Mine are Varilux progressives with polarizing and tint, while Kevin got just regular Varilux lenses. It was hundreds less than the optometric shop at home!
We are now at a rally with the Diesel RV FMCA chapter in Tacna, AZ about 30 miles from Yuma. Luckily I checked this place out only to find it doesn’t allow washing machines! This was definitely an issue since we had been boondocking for well over a week. We ended up getting water, turning on the generator, and doing 3 loads before going to the rally. We will still need to do another load while at the FMCA convention because I don’t have enough short sleeved shirts for this hot weather. It was 87 degrees here today!