One In Two And Four In One

After leaving Zion we headed towards the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Along the way we stopped at Pipe Springs National Monument which is a historical Mormon site. We clicked a couple of pictures and got our National Park Passport stamped and kept moving to the North Rim.

Before we actually left Utah for Arizona we found a grocery store in a tiny town called the Farmers Market that had a nice selection of organics. We had been looking all over next to the parks and had very little luck, yet here we are next to nowhere and they have a nice variety – go figure.

We arrived at the North Rim in nice light for afternoon pictures and got in a little walk before backtracking to our campground north of the park. We got our laundry done and had a nice dinner before retiring for the night. The RV park was at 8000 feet of altitude so the overnight temperature was in the 30’s which was a little unexpected.

In the morning we headed for the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Along the way we were able to see three more National Monuments – Vermillion Cliffs, Wupatki  and Sunset Crater.  Wupatki is Hopi ruins from circa 1100 AD – roughly the same age as Chichen Itza. Having seen a lot of Mayan ruins I have to say their level of sophistication is much better than the Hopi. The Maya did invent the idea of zero afterall.

Finally at the South Rim of Grand Canyon we were lucky enough to get a campsite at Mather campground in the Park and were able to get some afternoon and sunset shots of the canyon.

Bright and early we headed out to Las Vegas taking Route 66 for a good stretch. There are still many bits of wisdom from a long defunct company dotting the sides of the road on Route 66.

We made a quick stop at Whole Foods and on to the Sam’s Town RV Park for a two night stay before heading through Death Valley and on to Lake Isabella in California tomorrow. It has been near 100 degrees yesterday and today, but it does get down to the low 70’s at night.

More soon …..