under the stars...

So, we are in Arizona. The drive was most unique as we went from dry, cool Colorado Springs to warm, sunny Albuquerque to cold, snowy Flagstaff to rainy Phoenix. It was apparantly the first bit of moisture the metro Phoenix area had seen in about 140 days. Unfortunately for us, the foot and a half of snow downpouring on the highway extended our drive nearly two hours and finding lodging was pretty much impossible. We had hoped to stay at the Econo Lodge, but that, like every other hotel we came across was booked full. It was nearly 1am and we were facing some serious sleep deprivation and the only thing we could do was to pull out our camping gear. Not knowing the area, we couldn't possibly find a campsite. So, we decided that it would be best to find a safe place to sleep in the car. I thought that the only place we could honestly stake claim to would be the Mesa campus of ATSU. In the back of my mind, I had hoped that the building would be open and we could possibly find the Arizona equivalent of The Dungeon and possibly plop ourselves on a sofa or two. Unfortunately, we arrived on campus and found a completely dark building and vacant parking lot. So, we found an out of the way spot, parked the car, and put both front seats into full recline mode. We have unrolled our sleeping bags and will wait for the sun to wake us up.