Good morning! It's time to begin Leg 2 of our adventure, and we're going to fly up to Flagstaff today. It's not very far, so it'll be a short flight. I have a lot of fun activities planned for today, so it's good that the flight will be short. We've already taxied to the departing runway and holding short for traffic that is landing.
After the traffic landed and cleared the runway, we are given clearance to lift off. What a view!
Thirty minutes have passed, and we can see Flagstaff in the distance. I've already been in touch with ATC, and they are vectoring us in for landing.
We are on Final for Runway 21.
Coming in for a nice, soft touch down!
Here we are! Safe at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (KFLG).
I rented a vehicle for today's activities. So let's hop in and get rolling!
We're pulling out of the parking lot now and taking the access road out of the airport.
We're coming up to Airport Road, and we are going to hang a right at the intersection.
Up here, we are going to turn left and go west to the I-17 Interstate Highway where we will turn right and go north into Flagstaff. Yes, you heard right. Even though we flew over Flagstaff, we aren't exactly in it yet.
KFLG is a little south of Flagstaff. We aren't very far, though, so it won't take us long to get into the city.
You see?! I told you it wouldn't take long. In fact, if I don't get in that left land soon we'll wind up going to Albuquerque instead. Don't get me wrong, because Albuquerque is a fine place. My best friend lives there. I would just rather fly there than drive. Perhaps we'll fly there soon? I've been needing to catch up with my buddy.
We are entering Flagstaff now, and the I-17 ends and turns into Milton Road. We've got a Sizzler Restaurant to the left and a Dennys to the right. Each has good food, but I was thinking of something different today.
But first, we are going to stop at the Bookmans bookstore. I'm going to trade in some books I've finished and get some new ones. Plus, I'm going to trade some CDs that I have. This is by far one of the best bookstores I've ever been to! Books, music, games, comics... all kinds of stuff. And it's just a fun place to hang out, and they have free wi-fi! You can't see it in this picture, but the bookstore is just past the shrubbery.
Bookmans is conveniently located near Northern Arizona University, so it has a lot of student visitors. Speaking of which, I'm going to see my friend Daniel. He's up here to further his skills in the medical field. He lives in the right dormatory which is called McKay Village. The name reminds me of a funny character on the show "Stargate Atlantis". The dorm on the left is Reilly Hall, and interesting enough I believe there was a Reilly on the same TV show.
Hopefully, Daniel is home. He said he would be.
"Hey Daniel! It's good to see you! Been a long time, so how are things going with you and school?"
Daniel was excited to tell about his studies. He's had some tough subjects, but overall things are going quite well for him. He even lucked out having a great roommate who is easy to get along with.
After a little bit of talking and cold drinks, we sat down and played some fun video games together. Fun times!
And the fun wasn't over, because we're going to hang out today! I know things are financially tough on students, so it was my treat to take him out to lunch. We went to a great restaurant called The Crown Railroad Cafe. There are two here in Flagstaff, but we went to the original Route 66 location which was built in the mid 1960's.
There's a neat model train that travels around above us on some tracks. We had a grumpy server who I think may have smoked a little too much based on the type of voice she had, but we weren't going to let that spoil our day!
Crown Railroad is famous for it's 66 different omelettes (because of Route 66). There's honestly not that much difference between them, so don't get too excited. You've got one with ham, then another with ham & cheese, then another with ham & onions, and yet another with ham & cheese & onions... I think you get the idea. Sedona has a place like this too that has 101 different omelettes. Maybe we'll go there next time I travel to Sedona!
The menu has your basic sandwiches and burgers, but there is a lot to choose from. It all looks good too! I had something a little different which was a Southwestern French Dip which had green chili and cheese on it.
Afterwards, Daniel and I went to the Lowell Observatory. This is home to the Discovery Channel Telescope. Astronomers are planning to use this telescope to answer some basic questions like how our solar system was formed and how dwarf galaxies evolve. They are able to make spectroscopic and imaging observations at the same time with this telescope, which is pretty cool. This place has a long history. It was build in 1894 and became a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
After we spent some fun time learning and checking things out at Lowell, I took Daniel back home so he could get back to his studies. I love historic places, so I got a room at the old 66 Motel on Route 66. This place is rather unique, because each room has a carport for your vehicle. Too bad my vehicle has wings and won't fit! At least I can dress up for the picture, though.
That's all for today. I'm going to get some rest and start planning our next flight. See you on the next adventure!
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