We could have taken Interstate 40 and been to the Grand Canyon in no time at all. The Interstates in Arizona have a 75MPH speed limit so the miles just fly by.....BUT....we decided to take historic Route 66 towards the little town of Oatman which was suggested by one of our books. It was amazing! There were burros walking down the middle of the street and on each side were old historic buildings that were converted into little shops and trinket warehouses. It was very cool.
Leaving Oatman, Route 66 winds up into the mountains with some very hairy switchbacks and hairpin turns. There were quite a few old rusting hulks at the bottom of some of the ravines. After coming out of the mountains, it was boring, boring, boring all the way to the Grand Canyon.
Once we reached the Grand Canyon, we found it overrun by grossly overweight tourists who had just clambered off of tour buses. That, of course, didn't stop us from making our way immediately to the canyon rim. What was really cool about it was that you couldn't see the canyon until you were right on the rim. It was far more spectacular than I ever expected it to be. Literally miles to the canyon bottom. Words can't describe it. Seriously. We also found out something quite amusing. My son is afraid of heights!!! hahahahahaha I ventured out on a rock with nothing below it and he refused. I suppose is WAS quite a ways up!! Truly some remarkable scenery.
We had to backtrack down the highway to get back to our campsite but it is well worth it. There are pine trees all around us. The temp is about 78 and breezy. The low tonight is supposed to be around 41 so we're going to be cold! A big change from last night when we both slept in our boxers with all the windows open and no covers!!!
Tomorrow will be a new day and we won't know what we're doing until then. We're definitely going to go to take showers though!!
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