Sunday, February 1, 2009


For Christmas my sister Katie and I went to visit our family in Mesa, AZ and on our way back home on the 29th I decided to take a scenic detour/shortcut on Cottonwood Canyon Road, which is a dirt road that goes to Cannonville and eventually connects with Highway 89. At first we didn't have any problems on the snowy road, but after more than an hour we got stuck. To make a long story short, we ended up spending the night in the freezing cold (luckily we had warm clothes and blankets) and the next morning after a prayer I started walking and found a couple who helped us get turned around and then up a steep hill. This first picture is on the steep hill. By the way, my car is awesome in the snow and if I would have had two pairs of chains I would have been nearly unstoppable (or in deeper trouble). I'm really grateful for our rescuers Alex and Kathleen (I think that was her name but I can't remember for sure) and for the guy from California who just happened to come by after we got my car up the hill who supplied chains for Alex's truck so that they could get it up the hill. After we made it up the hill we were able to make it to 89 without any problems. When we finally got to the main road I didn't want to clean off my car because it looked so awesome covered in snow and mud, but the wheels were off balance with all the mud and slush in them. Almost exactly 24 hours after we turned off the highway we were turning back on the highway and on our way home. W