another detour

Thursday on our way to Flagstaff we intended to have a short day of travel. But.....here it was, right there on the side of the highway. THE Painted Desert and The Petrified Forest.  Had to stop and take the drive. Lunch at the visitor center and a beautiful drive. 

Still made it to Flagstaff early enough for a relaxing dinner and early to bed.  Tomorrow, The Grand Canyon.