We made another pilgrimage to the Backcountry office and came away with camping permits for Monday and Tuesday. Not exactly what we wanted, but it was better than nothing. Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Grand Canyon National Park
Getting a sneak preview. Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Grand Canyon National Park
Group photo at the 15th National Park in the country that covers over a million acres and has five different climate zones.
Williams
Passing through the last city on Route 66 bypassed by Interstate 40. Photo by Aida Gordon.
Williams
Checking out a tourist trap. Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Williams
Did the Civil War really end in 1865? Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Williams
The local haberdasher didn’t have my size in stock. Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Williams
Nice place to visit, not a nice place to be buried.
Williams
Loose women pickpocketing.
Williams
Jailed for the above. Missing one. Photo by Aida Gordon.
Williams
Close shave. Especially at 5am. Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Betty Boop
A throwback cartoon character welcomed us to the Goldie’s Route 66 Diner that used to be a Denny’s for our lunch.
Williams
The vehicle that was responsible for opening the West to settlement and its eventual development.
Route 66
Driving on a short stretch of the now defunct roadway that stretched from Chicago to Los Angeles. Photo by Aida Gordon.
Route 66
Stopping at a general store that harked back to the old days. Old products as well.
Pumpkin patch
You can thank the Irish for bringing their tradition of carving Jack-O’-Lanterns to America. Luckily pumpkins were more in abundance than the turnips they used back home. Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Meteor Crater
We waited with baited breath as the signs marked down the arrival to the crater that is privately owned by the Barringer family.
Alien Tinder
Swipe up. Photo by Quan Haberstroh.
Meteor Crater
What the Covid mask will evolve into.
Holsinger Meteorite
A visual recreation of the estimated 300,000 ton meteorite that dimpled the Colorado Plateau over 50,000 years ago.
Meteor Crater
Looking into the crater that was also a money pit that swallowed most of Daniel Barringer’s fortune in his failed quest to find huge deposits of iron ore. Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Meteor Crater
Look but don’t touch the largest fragment of the meteorite that has been found to date.
Meteor Crater
We made sure the sky was not falling or raining meteorites as we left to drive to the nearby town of Flagstaff. Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Not Abbey Road
Crossing in front of the historic and haunted hotel that dates back to the 1920s. Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Flagstaff
Transplanted or appropriated? Photo by Lilyn Avendano.
Flagstaff
Trying to blend in with the locals.
All pau
Our post driving meal was at Pato Thai. The food wasn’t all it was cracked up to be, as even the homeless didn’t want the leftovers. Photo by Aida Gordon.
Note: I have been made aware that some hikers have been using my blog as a hiking guide and getting lost on the trails. Please note that this blog was made to document the hike for the crew(s) that did it. That is why some of my comments will seem to have no relevance or meaning to anybody outside of the crew(s) that hiked that trail. My blog was never meant as a hiking guide, so please do not treat it as such. If you find inspiration and entertainment from these hikes, that is more than enough. If you plan on replicating these hikes, do so in the knowledge that you should do your own research accordingly as trail conditions, access, legalities and so forth are constantly in flux. What was current today is most likely yesterdays news. Please be prepared to accept any risks and responsibilities on your own as you should know your own limitations, experience and abilities before you even set foot on a trail, as even the “simplest” or “easiest” of trails can present potential pitfalls for even the most “experienced” hikers.
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