Thorpe Park and Frances Short Pond, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020

Sunday morning, Megan and I were both up early and chatted both before and during my usual morning walk with Paulie.  I shared some photos of the sky and we discussed the impending stormy weather.  While temps in Flagstaff were in the 60s and low 70s on Saturday, the forecast was for freezing temps and snow on Sunday evening  (and comparable cold for Phoenix).  I sent her some photos of the stormy sky here in Flagstaff.

After lunch, Patty and I decided to take a leisurely exploration of Thorpe Park and Frances Short Pond - I had read about them in the local paper and we enjoyed our three plus mile walk in the park and surrounding neighborhood. 

We saw this scarecrow that looked like an old woman who needed a better bra.

The pond is a man made pond and is part of the local flood control system, and it is stocked by the Arizona Fish and Game people, so people can fish there.

After passing the pond, we took the FUTS north and as we crossed the street, we saw lots of tiled artwork on the bridge over Rio de Flag.

Patty found another Charlie Brown Christmas tree.

After a bit, we left the FUTS and headed back south on the street parallel to the trail.  And we saw some delightful yard signs and bumper stickers.

This refers to a twenty kilometer run, not to driving and drinking.

After our hike, we drove up to the entrance of Lowell Observatory, but it is only open by appointment.  There is an overlook there and we stopped to enjoy the view and get a different perspective on the parts of Flagstaff where we regularly travel to hike and to run errands.

That white circle in the middle is the large domed sports stadium at NAU where Patty volunteered during the Presidential Primary in August.  Our home is about 3/4 of a mile to the left of that.

 

 

And then it was a latte at Matador's drive through coffee shop which we enjoyed at home with some ice cream.  A very pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon.