Once on the road, our first stop was the iconic Winslow from the Eagles’ song Take It Easy (opening line; “Standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona…..”). Much to the children’s embarrassment we insisted on singing it as we drove to the very corner (allegedly). We knew it was the very corner because it came complete with bronze statue of guitar boy and a sparkling flatbed Ford parked up next to it! No girl – My Lord! – she only featured in the mural behind. Over the road was the Standing on a Corner store where we wasted even more money on tacky souvenirs.
Back on the road to Flagstaff, where we took the scenic US89 & HWY64 to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. This route climbs up the Navajo Nation desert and onto the Kaibab Plateau. The views were incredible; north across the desiccated Colorado Plateau, east to the Painted Desert, west to the Kaibab National Forest and south to the San Francisco peaks. Altitude sickness and painful sinuses kicked in once more as rose up to 7000ft above sea level. But we grinned and bore it! We stopped at the Little Colorado Canyon to take pix and buy a few Navajo souvenirs. We contemplated the rugs but at $650 dollars for one the size of a doormat, decided to save our pennies for a hotel in Vegas instead.
On entering the Grand Canyon National Park we veered off to the Desert View Point for a few more pix and then onto Mather Campsite. We set up the tent in scorching temperatures and took lots of rests – lack of oxygen apparently. The evening was spent teaching the children Blackjack in preparation for Vegas.
Today’s Tune: Take it Easy by The Eagles – of course!
Wildlife Watch: Our first Elk! Pulled over to take pictures along with about a hundred others
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