Heading to Heber-Overgaard, AZ

Well, I finally pulled myself away from the rim, and headed towards Heber- Overgaard. I'm now entering places that I've never been to, in all of the years I've lived in Arizona.

I've visited an antique store, and then onto a lavender farm, where I bought some products that will keep me smelling fine. This wasn't a "you pick" farm, but they did have fields that you could admire and photograph. I also stopped at a gallery that was owned by a Russian lady. I have to be honest though, and say it was the kitschiest, gaudiest gallery I've ever been to. It was a bit creepy, because it was filled with taxidermy animals including a hyena, with paintings and sculpture that were just kitsch. I couldn't honestly see one item that I would want to take home with me, but it was entertaining just the same.

I noticed a sign for Indian fried bread, so I definitely went back there for lunch. I actually had a navajo taco. Delicious. There were more antiques here as well. The weather was starting to cloud up again, and I wanted to head into the forest to find a camp spot. This was an easy drive and a very well-maintained gravel road. I swear there wasn't a single washboard or pothole in it. It took me into this intimate valley, that was filled with fields of wildflowers and pines with cliffs on both sides of the road. The cliffs were very aged lava rock in cremes and peach. I found a few trailheads, one in particular led to petroglyphs. Unfortunately the trail got very steep and with loose rock, I could see myself slip and slide, so I had to turn back. I went a little further down the road and found a spot where I backed in towards a field where I spent the night. Its happened a few times, but as I back in with a pot hole or two, it pulled off my mud flap, yet again. Third time is a charm, right? It's happened to many others who have the same rv, and not a big deal, but just a nuisance. There were just a few cars that went through the night, but other than that, it was extremely peaceful, like many of the other places that I've been lucky enough to find.
























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