A fresh start to the morning which we have not experienced in a while, it did warm up very quickly once the sun came out.
Up early to finish the last two days of blogs, surprisingly the internet is quite good here in the forest.
I should go for a run but it is too cold…I really am a wimp.
Out onto HWY 67 1/2, Arizona and back into the Kaibab National Forest.
It was a beautiful drive to the Grand Canyon National Park through the pine trees and meadows, climbing to altitude 8840. It was very different scenery to the landscapes of yesterday.
Yesterday we went from Desert to Alpine Switzerland in a matter of hours, Alpine Switzerland (USA) is very pretty.
During the drive, we passed the Kaibab Lodge, which looked very cute set amongst the pine trees and meadows before we left Kaibab National Forest and arrived in the Grand Canyon National Park, North Rim.
Once we arrived at the Canyon we parked the motorhome and visited the North Rim Visitor Centre, here the boys picked up their Junior Park Ranger activity pack and we also got directions on where the best viewpoints were.
There is a 2 hr scenic route you can drive, however, is not recommended to take large vehicles. We decided to walk a few of the trails around the visitor’s centre instead.
We walked the Bright Angel Point Trail to Bright Angel Point and the views were unbelievable. Pete and I had previously been to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in 2008. We took a helicopter tour from Las Vegas. I don’t remember it being this amazing, in fact, we were a little underwhelmed. We certainly did not feel like that today.
Next, back to the Grand Canyon Lodge where took in a few more viewpoints and soaked in the Grand Canyon atmosphere from the Lodge.
The whole area was gorgeous. The North Rim of the Grand Canyon did not disappoint.
The weather today was very warm, too hot for the boys to be trekking around for very long. Therefore, after filling our cameras with photos, we took the boys back to the visitor’s centre to get their Junior Ranger Badges and then we hit the road.
Back through the pine trees and meadows, with cows in the meadows and then back into the arid Arizona Desert.
The wind was extremely strong across the flat plains between the mountains and Pete did well to keep the motorhome on the road.
Onto the town of Fredonia where we stopped and had a quick lunch in the motorhome.
Time to turn on Highway Arizona W389, through the Kaibab Paiute Indian Reserve, through a willy-willy, past the town of Colorado City and then back into the state of Utah. This time I got the photo.
We have also lost an hour of time with another time change now we are back in Utah.
Still on the road and through the towns of Apple Valley and Hurricane City until we reach our destination for tonight, Zion Gate RV Resort in Hurricane.
Once we set up the motorhome the boys and I did the washing, riding our bikes to the laundry when the temperature got too hot to walk. It is 40+ at the motorhome park today.
Meanwhile, Pete tried to book a car rental. We thought that it might be easier to get to the Zion National Park and the Bryce Canyon Park in a car rather than the motorhome.
No luck with the car rental. Pete was on hold for an hour before it hit closing time and then they just offloaded him onto another depot which was 30 km’s away (Enterprise again…). Avis never returned a voice message and the closest car rental in Hurricane was sold out.
Pasta in the motorhome for dinner. Didn’t cook enough, forgot we have growing boys, the Browns will go to bed hungry and hangry tonight.
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