THE GRAND CANYON Nov. 28, 2011

The ceiling  at the  Desert View watch tower  are painted with indian art.

Going home via Flagstaff.

The Desert View Watch Tower.

Desert View.

Indian Art and 3 original chairs at the Desert View Watch Tower.

The Grand Canyon  Train Runs From The Town Of  Williams To The Canyon Everyday. It Takes 2 1/2 Hours one way.

The Elks are not distracted by cars or people, they just keep grazing.

A Raven looking for a free lunch.

No matter which way you look it is beautiful.

Cindy

AL on the rocks. :)

Colorado River

Even the birds are friendly.

The fireplace of Hermit's Rest and Snack Bar.

On The Way To The Grand Canyon Nov. 27/11

We decided to take a scenic highway to the Grand Canyon. As we drove through this quaint town Chino Valley we realized that it was the hometown of the contestant DREW on the XFactor.

If you want to take the train to the Grand Canyon it leaves from the town of Williams. Located off of highway 40 just west of Flagstaff.

This is highway 64 towards the Grand Canyon it had been a flat terrain all of the way to the Grand Canyon National Park entrance (1 week pass $25.00) We actually didn't see the canyon until we were in the National Park, out of the car walked to the paved trail to the look-out at the scenic platform.

                                                                      Then...WOW...Breathtaking!!

One of the lookouts.

St. Pauls

SO LONG COLD WEATHER...HELLO WARM SUNSHINE :)

October 31, 2011



It's just after lunch on this sunny October afternoon. Al and I are anxious to get on the road. After a once over inspection and a little fuel a packed lunch we were ready to hit the road.

The highways were clear and dry and the traffic was light. Our first stop is Sudbury the land of the big nickle mines. The last time I was here was for my honeymoon....that in itself is another story.

We arrived around 5:00 p.m. Now to look for a Walmart parking lot to spend the night. Bingo, right on LaSalle Bvld. an easy in and an out...or so we thought.

Justin stopped by for visit lucky for us he was the only trick or treater we had. He couldn't stay but it was great to see him.

Rise and shine, time to head out. It was pretty cold last night and all of the windows were fogged up. Al stepped outside of the coach and holly _-_-_
there must have been a manditory employee meeting because parking lot was packed.

Now how are going to get out, gee, I wish I had taken a picture of this.

Having to back up with a car and dolly hooked on is a slow process and is usually good for 40 or 50 feet before you jack knife (and it did) Even with Al's super wide turn after manouvering through parked cars the garden fence of Walmart produced another challange along with all of the curb they had put in. Skimming by the fence and rubbing the curb we were finally able to leave without insident. Sault St.Marie Boarder Crossing Here We Come.

FIRST U.S. STOP. PETOSKY, MICHIGAN.

The town of Petoskey is a quaint town with a lot of activities to do during the summer time. We weren't able to see any of the attractions but we were taken on a tour of the area with Tom and Marie.

We tour around the bay and ended up at Weequetonsing a place of private homes.

What is unusual about this town is that the owners of these magnificent homes can only be occupied in the spring and summer and must be closed by fall for the winter.