Blue paperback travel guide: Arizona Roads & Trails
Description
I lost my blue paperback travel guide titled Arizona Roads & Trails yesterday around 3pm near the McDonald's on West Deuce of Clubs in Show Low. It's a slender 5-by-8 inch book with a glossy blue cover and a white sticker with my name on the back. Inside, there's a pinecone-shaped bookmark and a couple of dog-eared pages from last month's road trip. The cover has a coffee ring stain that makes it easy to spot. It has sentimental value because it was a gift from my grandmother who loved weekend trips to the White Mountains. If anyone finds it, I’d be so grateful to get it back.
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