We had a really great thunderstorm and downpour today. The weather has really been so cool and clear the last few weeks - so different from when we arrived.

Yesterday we drove over to the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest - took about 90 minutes to get over there. Tom had never been to the area so he was quite taken with everything, had to stop at every place. We even took one of the hikes, and I could not have done that without my weight loss. I am right at 70 pounds. We drove to Winslow, Arizona afterwards and stopped at the "Standin' on the corner" corner that the Eagles made famous. Then we drove another 20 miles to see a Meteor Crater and it was fabulous. Tom had been there when he and his brother were in their 20's and there was nothing there but a little frame place. They actually climbed all the way down and then back up - which is quite a distance. But they were young...

Here are some photos.

It just goes on forever. 

This is Tom's first view of a petrified rock.

There's lot of dinosaus statues around. Roxie thought some were real.

The Wigwam Hotel

I felt like the wind was going to blow me over. It was very strong.

Tom was amazed at the vistitor center. Movies, gift shop, displays, Subway, elevators, well it was

 pretty different from when he was there 40 years ago.