Arizona

Our visit in Arizona turned out to be racing from one end to the other. FromZion Park in Utah, we drove all the way to Canyon de Chelly through smallroads, passing Grand National Staircase, Glen Canyon National Recreation Areaand Monument Valley on the way. The drive was a feast on our eyes. A site wehad never experienced previously.

We drove to Four Coners, paying 6 bucks to get in and being majorlydisappointed. The one place that definitely wasn’t worth the time.

Canyon de Chelly was quite beautiful but we’d heard so many stories about itbeing the best place to visit in the US that I think it was a tiny bit of adisappointment.

We then drove all the way back west, almost immediately south of Zion Park tospend the night in Williams. We drive to the Grand Canyon at 7 in the morning,thankfully missing much of the crowds and traffic but not enough of the heat.

The canyon is immense, words cannot adequately describe its size. The hillsare pale and I am worried my camera didn’t do justice to its beauty. We took asmall hike and decided to call it a day. We’d already skipped Sedona because wewanted to save a day so we started on the drive to Vegas.

On the way to Nevada, we took a side exit to visit another ghost town, Oatman.The town was overpopulated with people selling items and burros left from themining days. It was interesting but not what we had in mind.

Lodging: Mountain Side Inn, Williams @ $49.10
Car’s Mileage: 17,019
Gas: $15.43@1.67 & $12.28@1.56 & $12.03@1.79 & $14.48@1.55
Roads: 59-89-98-160 and 163-191-160-191 and 7 to Canyon de Chelly, 191 and 40to Williams, 64/180 to the Grand Canyon, Oatman
Sites: Glen Canyon Rec. Area, Monument Valley, Four Corners, Canyon de Chelly,Grand Canyon