Grants NM to Flagstaff Az

Today was a short 250 mile drive to Flagstaff with a four hour stop over at Petrified Forest and Painted Desert National Park.  It was sunny all day but we started with pants as the 55F morning was a little chilly. Our first stop at the park had us being photographed by a group of tourists. Turns out they were from Venice, Italy and had not seen a monster like our moose and squirrel.  That lead to a conversation and a tour of our bus. The park was as interesting as usual but the shorts were needed almost immediately to match 85F and desert sun.