From: casarollnotes.blogspot.com
Tim and Linda Bunyan
We have arrived at our Grand Canyon destination after waking to overnight snow at our RV space in Flagstaff.
We cleared our windshield and drove up the Highway from Flagstaff to the Southeast entrance to the Grand Canyon!
We drove up from there to the necessary elevation to reach a whiteout weather system that ruled over our goal of standing on the edge of the Canyon on our first day!
We drove up from there to the necessary elevation to reach a whiteout weather system that ruled over our goal of standing on the edge of the Canyon on our first day!
We spent some valuable time at the Visitor's Center and drove by Architect Mary Colter's 70' Desert View Watchtower to settle into our Grand RV site at the Grand Canyon's Trailer Village.
We are celebrating our 28th Wedding Anniversary at the GRAND Canyon. We have strolled Bright Angel Trail, explored the depths of those that came before us to the Grand Canyon, and we chose the Grand Tovar Lodge for our anniversary evening.
We have a convenient Shuttle Service just across the street from our RV space in Trailer Village.
Inside the lobby area of this National Grand Lodge
Pretty amazing...………."blows my hair back!"
Sitting on the ledge, sure glad it is there.
Now standing on edge.....an no rail or wall!!!!
A River Runs Thru It.
It IS awesome!
This is a good thing!
Final, Final pic of the Grand.!
The Railroad brought the first tourists to this Grand location. It was the train between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. The Grand Canyon Railway is owned and operated by Xanterra Parks and Resorts.
The train arrives Grand Canyon Depot, daily, from Williama, Arizona.
Photo of Trail down to the bottom of the Canyon
Lovely National Park Visitor's Center
All come for the view!
Tim is getting our National Park Passport stamped!
Phantom granite rock sample as we walk the Trail of Time. As we walked this 3-mile trail, each meter signifies one million years of geologic history.
It is time to move on to Sacramento (thru Rancho Mirage to visit brother Mike and Paul) to arrive for our daughter, Angela, birthday. We look forward to spending about 3 months in California to visit with our two (grown) children, our grandson, Jeffrey, and all our family for the 2018 Christmas holiday season!
Heading WEST!
We are celebrating our 28th Wedding Anniversary at the GRAND Canyon. We have strolled Bright Angel Trail, explored the depths of those that came before us to the Grand Canyon, and we chose the Grand Tovar Lodge for our anniversary evening.
We have a convenient Shuttle Service just across the street from our RV space in Trailer Village.
The steps to the Landmark El Tovar Hotel
Inside the lobby area of this National Grand Lodge
OK, the South Ridge of the Grand Canyon thru the eye of an I-Phone
A River Runs Thru It.
The Railroad brought the first tourists to this Grand location. It was the train between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. The Grand Canyon Railway is owned and operated by Xanterra Parks and Resorts.
For adventure, it is unique to ride a mule to go deep into the canyon and stay overnight at Phantom Ranch.
Photo of Trail down to the bottom of the Canyon
Mary Colter built this Lookout Studio now a National Historic Landmark where visitors can go inside and view the canyon from the back deck.
Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869 was the first thorough cartographic and scientific investigation of long segments of the Colorado River including the first recorded passage of white men through the entirety of the Grand Canyon
Phantom granite rock sample as we walk the Trail of Time. As we walked this 3-mile trail, each meter signifies one million years of geologic history.
Mary Coulter Art Museum building.
Heading WEST!
