We've changed it up a little bit. Instead of camping at the Grand Canyon, we left the camper in Kyle and Sharon's yard and drove up. It's a 2 hour drive and we stayed in Williams, AZ, which is an hour away. Williams is on Rt 66, and of course there are some buildings still remaining. Cute little town.
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| Snow on Humphreys peak, 7000+ ft, Flagstaff |
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| Rt 66 Williams, AZ |
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| Rt 66 club still going strong |
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| Another fun sign |
There is also the PooZeum - a museum dedicated to the largest collection of petrified dinosaur poo, called coprolites, in the world. How can one resist?
The drive from Williams to the GC is not too interesting...we arrived at the gate just after 9 and waited 45 min to enter. There were lots of people there, even in the "off" season. You can kind of get away from them all by walking the trails away from the main 3 visitor centers...but...there are a lot of people. Makes me almost glad we are not going to anymore national parks. Too many people. I know that is what you get these days but I had sort of forgotten. Ah well. I had been here as a teenager. I didn't remember how little you can actually see of the Colorado. Just a glimpse here and there.
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| That's one big hole in the ground! |
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| That's the Colorado River way in the back |
Bright Angel Lodge 
Yavapai Lodge 
Hopi lodge
We were supposed to leave Rimrock tomorrow for Chinle AZ and Canyon de Chelly. But the weather is going to be ugly...so we have delayed our departure until Sunday. So as not to overstay our welcome with Kyle and Sharon, we got a campsite at a local Thousand Trails RV park about 30 minutes away and will leave from there.
This morning we birded at the Page Springs Fish Hatchery, along Oak Creek, a tributary of the Verde River. When we were here 2 years ago, all of these creeks and the Verde were at flood stage. It has been a MUCH drier winter this year. We saw a black hawk sitting on her nest above the creek. Great bird.
Trout at the fish hatchery, waiting to be fed 
How's that for some cotton!
Canyon de Chelly is on the Navajo Reservation. You can drive yourself, but we will be taking a tour that is only offered by members of the Navajo tribe. It is a 4 hour jeep tour. It should be interesting camping on the res. More to come. Not sure how much wifi I will have so it may be a few days before I can post again. We shall see.
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