The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon exceeded every expectation. It didn't even look real. Words like huge, enormous, gigantic . . . They don't come close to touching it. I don't know what six billion people looks like, but the canyon is so big it looks like it could hold us all.

Right now we're just south of the Grand Canyon, sitting in the parking lot using the wifi of some internet coffee shop. We're trying to figure out where to stay the night. A shower and some sleep would really hit the spot right now.

The drive is taking longer than we thought. We're averaging about 50 miles per hour. Between the heavy load and the hills and trying to get better than two gallons per mile, we're looking a bit more like the tortoise than the hare. So long as we keep going, we'll get there eventually.

I'll leave you all with some pictures from the day.

Somewhere outside Flagstaff:


The rig. All the heavy tools and things are under the plywood. The tarp is covering personal gear:


Redline:


Check out the shoes. Like gloves for the feet:


One of the Grand Canyon's brave residents:


This picture kind of sums up the experience. It looked like a movie backdrop:


Absolutely incredible. I'm glad we made the effort. I'll try to post one more entry when we stop for the evening.


-CheeZ