I never made it to Flag. The pictures and reports we got every year were awesome though.
I finally set things up so I could go. Time off work. New digital camera...my buddy insists we take his brand new dodge 4x4...with no resistance from me honestly....
We get about 3/4 of the way there.....
And his transmission goes out.
Damn truck had less than 8000 miles on it...and the transmission just quits. I could anticipate any number of potential problems on the trip but ****** problems would have never made the list.
Took about three hours for the tow truck to get there...was dinner time before we made it back to Mesa.
Before I could get everything just right again with work they stopped going to Flag... just wasn't meant to be.
But even though I never got to participate i think it was a really crappy move for the team to stop going up there.
Even if it was a financial issue with NAU..or any other issue.....
Buying 50 acres and building a basic facility is still cheaper than building in the city....in some areas up there the biggest expense would probably be paying the utility companies to run dedicated lines out there...would have been a solid investment in the long run because if the Cardinals got the utilities out there...the property values increase, then others start building out there...and it snowballs...until suddenly there is a new dot on the map..."Bidwillton" or "Redbird City"
