Mar 20 2016

Day 8 – Seemingly Lost in The Grand Canyon

Tj on the South Rim of the Grand CanyonDay 8 – March 20, 2016

Our day started off with a filling scrumptious breakfast at Denny’s. Really it was. Brandon was our waiter and we found out later that he was just lending a hand since he was actually management. He was a lovely young man, kind, informative and let us take our time eating and working on our computers. I have been very bothered by the altitude here in Flagstaff AZ, and Brandon took a considerable amount of his time explaining how he dealt with it when he first moved here from the valley (which is everything south of here) and how his recently arrived girlfriend is also now struggling with it. It majorly comforted me since they two are considerably younger than us and have the same symptoms of altitude adjustment. Continue reading

Mar 19 2016

Day 7- Oh Baby, Don’t Say Maybe

Petrified woodDay 7 – March 19, 2016
Woke up to a quiet morning in the hotel as most people were sleeping in after an evening of drinking and gambling.
As we were having breakfast, the casino experienced a power outage. Strange because I have only spent the night at one other casino years ago in Winsconsin and guess what…. it also had a power outage. I guess someone is trying to tell me something. wink…
On the way to Winslow AZ, about 30 miles east of Holbrook, we saw something of interest and decided to change our route to include the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert. I really love this about our trip, in that we can be so spontaneous.

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Mar 18 2016

Day 6 – New Mexico on the Fly

on the way to santa feDay 6 – March 18, 2016
On our way to Santa Fe we made a side trip to Las Vegas NM on the suggestion of a trip advisor review.
So happy that we took their advice.
It was an enjoyable relaxing road to travel on with much to see, my favorite being one old dilapidated home, which we passed too quickly so I made a u-turn to go back for some photos. It makes my mind wander on who used to live there and why it is now abandoned?
When we first arrived in Las Vegas, it looked very shabby but we pressed on into the center of town and felt like we had stepped back in time. The town square is charming and the locals are friendly.

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Mar 17 2016

Day 5 – Rolled Into New Mexico With Mariachi Music Blasting

Liam painted on the caddyMarch 17, 2016 – Day 5

Between Wichita Falls and Amarillo Texas (Hwy 287 and I-40), expect to see yellow fields of canola, wind turbines, beautiful blooming peach trees, storybook cowboy towns and then nothing for miles upon miles.

Note: Be mindful of the speed limits. They change without notice in many areas from 75 mph to 45 mph, and the police are serious.

I have noticed that, in general, Texas residents are good drivers and I appreciate that.

 I had a couple of fun stopovers in Amarillo.

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Mar 16 2016

Day 4 – Home on the Range, Don’t Get Skunked in Texas

TJ at the FallsDay 4, 03/16/16  – Miles, and miles, and miles across Texas on US 271 and US 82 are the easiest most pleasant routes to travel. I can only wish that all roads would be this relaxing. However be mindful that the speed limits are set very high at 75 but most of the vehicles are going 90. It is zoom, zoom, zoom out there.
I witnessed everything that makes one think of Texas with antelope roaming, oil wells, cattle, ranches, miles of miles of land, large homes in the middle of the ranches and broken down trailers on the edge of towns.
The one sad and stinky oddity were the amount dead skunks along the highway. There was a lot of closing the nostrils to keep out the horrible smell.
Of course it made me relive the time in my teenage years when I was sprayed by a skunk.

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