May 27 ----- Quartzsite, Arizona

Thursday, May 27

Here I sit in the camper trying to figure out more about this blogging. I have a few posts edited and had added a few photos. It is difficult to make the photos go where I want them to go, but I'm still trying and learning. The drive to here was scenic and I took lots of pictures, but do not have them on the computer yet. I just have to take things on step at a time and while I have a connection I will use it to the best advantage.

I suppose when you are in the dessert, or near one, a river is a real attraction. The one we saw had camping sites all along. It looked very inviting and very busy. Many of these areas appear to be winter homes for people who have now migrated north, but that river site will stay busy year round. The bright blue water was gleaming in the sunshine.

Check out time here is 12 noon. We will probably stay until about then. We are hoping the California rest areas are open. Throughout Arizona they were closed. I believe the only one open was the welcome center.

We drove through 10 miles of open range and expected to see some animals, but spotted none. There was a sign to watch for donkeys, but we didn't see any. We have been looking for the elk they say to watch for, but are yet to see even one. That may be good, because we don't want to see it in front of us or in the side of our vehicle.

When we checked into the campground last night, one of the things offered was a place to wash your rig for free. Although it was a lot of work for us, we decided to get a little of the dirt off. I sprayed and Harry bushed of one and one half hours. Even if it doesn't look like it now, the old dirt is off and new dirt has replaced it. It felt good to see the dirt roll off.

We will be leaving Arizona soon and hitting California. Praying that God goes with us and protects us on our way. We definitely know He is with us where ever we go.

May 26 -- Grand Canyon and Car and Planes

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Tuesday, May 25 was our day at the Grand Canyon. We heard a ranger say it could be described in four words: ENORMOUS, VAST, SPECTACULAR, MAGNIFICENT, which could be translated to big and pretty. It is one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

That morning we left the campground about 8:30. Williams is about 60 miles from the Grand Canyon so we had a little drive in front of us.

Our first stop was the “Planes of Fame Air Museum" and a little car museum. The car museum was free and had restored cars and trucks from the 1920’s; Several Model T Fords. They were rather impressive. The plane museum was bigger and better and it was not free. They had many old planes and parts of planes. There was one little plane with a smiley face head. It was neat. Most of them were larger air force planes.

The next stop was the IMax theater. This was a trip through the Grand Canyon with the Indians and the first Pioneers. The dimintions of the theater made you feel like you were going down the river with the Pioneers. After that we were prepared to tour the Grand Canyon.

We finally found the parking section Harry was looking for. It is a good thing we wore our broken in tennis shoes because we had lots of walking in front of us. We walked to the rim of the canyon. To say the first look was breath taking just doesn't seem adaquate. Words and photos cannot capture the sights we behold as we gaze at God's awesome creations.

As we walked around the rim we just gazed at one spectular scene after another. There were huge, magnificant mountains jutting up from the lowest valleys imaginable one after another. Some looked sandy, others looked rocky. There were small trees growing from the sides of these mountainous shapes.

Today we plan to drive about halfway to my cousin, Genetta's place. This will take us to Quartzsite, Arizona where we will spend the night. It looks like we have a scenic route so Harry will be wanting me to snap the camera all along the way.

The temperature at Quartzsite is suppose to be 94 degrees. That will be a change. Our temperatures have been in the 70's most of the time during the day and cool to cold at night. This will change as we creep back down to lower grounds.