Young Would Make Me Restless

I've already posted our camping trip pictures.  They are cute.  You should check them out.  You can go Here or just scroll down.

Here's some of our post-camping adventure.

It didn't take long for us to get to our camp area but the last 20 miles were spent mostly on a dirt road.  Because we were only another 20 miles from the community of Young, we decided to drive through it on our way home and check it out.... we're always on the look out for where we may want to live after Josh finishes school. 

We drove along the dirt road and barely avoided the few oncoming vehicles as they came toward us on the narrow roads with the very soft shoulders.  I was relieved when we hit pavement, came off of the mountain and saw the little town plotted out in front of us.  The first building we saw was the Young Public School.  It was obvious that the town was small enough for a K thru 12 school. 

We came across the homes comfortably spaced apart from each other and it all revealed a very Mayberry-esque community.  There were only a few sparsely placed businesses and a small LDS chapel.  The town was surrounded by the towering pines and mountains. 

Young, AZ Post Office

It just seemed so...... lovely.

There really wasn't anywhere to stop, so we continued to drive through the town.  We followed the highway through town and headed toward Payson.  I figured that anyone in town would just jot over to Payson for any of their shopping or entertainment needs.  It's about 60 miles, but if you can go about 60 mph, it won't take too long to get there. 

We drove a few miles out of town and found a surprise.  Another dirt road.  About 15 miles of loose, windy, mountainous dirt roads. 

There is no paved road to get to Young, AZ.

I'm thinking we'll have to keep looking for that perfect town to end up in.