Dispatches From The Road - Day 6 and 7

It is Friday evening and we've been in The Grand Canyon since Wednesday afternoon.  Saw nothing but the inside of a tow truck and taxi on Friday.  Just lucky the car broke down inside the park. 

Thursday was a damp, very chilly, drizzly day.  Took the bus to all of the west points of the canyon.  It's very pretty, but hard to stay and appreciate, when you are cold and wet.  Once we got off the bus, we were in the elements until the next bus came by. At one stop Carl was asked by this young couple to take their picture for their Save The Date's for their wedding.  They scared me when they stepped out onto an unprotected ledge no more than 3' by 5'.

We are staying at Yavapai Lodge.  The rooms are separate from the Lodge, restaurant and gift shop.  They have been recently renovated on the inside.  There are about 6 Motel/Hotels in the park along with various camp and RV sites.

Friday morning brought us temps in the 30's, a mix of rain, sleet, snow and high winds.  We did get our car back early Friday morning, so we decided to go sight seeing.  As the morning wore on the weather got worse.  During the afternoon, the sun came out and warmed up to 40.  We saw several of the points, all very pretty.  But there were still a lot of clouds so we couldn't see as much as we would have liked.  Just the expanse of the canyon is hard to take in.  There are elk that come right up to the road to eat.  There were a couple that just walked across the road in front of us, like we weren't even there. 

Lipon Point

 Between Monument Valley and The Grand Canyon, they are both very big international tourist sites.  However, it was much more apparent at The Grand Canyon. 

Tomorrow we are off to Flagstaff.