Showing posts with label grand canyon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grand canyon. Show all posts

Monday, May 10, 2021

Mega Road Trip, part 3 - Route 66

Our Super Duper Road Trip continues! After leaving the Grand Canyon, we headed south and stayed at a town called Williams, Arizona. This town is known as the "Gateway to the Grand Canyon" and has a train station with trains going to the Grand Canyon Village.

This is me in front of one of the trains. We didn't ride on it, though.


Williams also lies on the historic Route 66 highway, one of the original highways in the U.S. Highway System. Let's take a look around!

You'll see lots of flags flying in this town.


And classic cars like this one...


Maybe I should paint my car this color?


We also walked by Pete's Gas Station Museum. It was closed and we could not find Pete, but we did peek inside and saw lots of memorabilia. I can't believe fuel pumps used to look like this!


Me in front of a nice, rusty, old kerosene pump.


I ran into a fellow bear as well. Hello there!


And here's another classic car just parked on the street!


In one of the souvenir shops, there was an Elvis Presley "The King" fortune teller. Pure Americana!


That's our visit on this part of Historic Route 66! I wonder where our next stop will be...



Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Mega Road Trip Part 2: Grand Canyon

Our road trip continues...

DID YOU KNOW... You can get a national park pass for $85 and it will give you an annual membership to over a hundred national parks? That's well worth the price, as some park admission fees are $35 per vehicle.

Today we are heading to Grand Canyon National Park! The main parking lot here is just a 5-minute walk away from Mather Point, which offers tremendous views.

The Grand Canyon National Park covers a whopping 1,217,262 acres and shows off layers of red rock that reveal millions of years of history.

"Make sure you get my best side," said a familiar voice.

"Let me guess... DROOPY?" He was asking his photographer to take a photo of him. See? I told you we would run into each other again on this trip.

Here's a photo of Grand Canyon from Mather Point - what a beauty!

I don't know about you, but suddenly I feel very, very small standing here in front of the Grand Canyon. And I bet even Uncle Tibbs would feel small also! It is just a breathtaking sight.

If you look closely, you will see some people standing on the outcrop at the left of this photo. Look how tiny they are!


This park is so huge that they have different shuttle buses taking visitors to other parts such as the North Rim and the South Rim, to name a few. But I heard the views here are one of the best!

Did you know only 12 people have thru-hiked the entire 700-mile full length of the Grand Canyon? The terrain is very difficult, requires rock scrambling, the heat can be intense, and it's difficult to resupply on the thru hike.

 
Alright, one more look at this beauty and then we're off to our next stop!