Happy 4th of July everybody!!! Have a wonderful day!
And now on to Day #7.
We got up at 5:30 and had a fruit and muffin breakfast in our Best Western room.
We left Chinle to go to the Grand Canyon's south rim.
We first stopped at the Petrified Forest National Park's Painted Desert.
We loved looking at the wildflowers along the way.
I believe this is the Deadly Nightshade again.
I don't know what kind of lizard this is.
There was a sign posted by this flower so we know it's a Yellow Wild Buckwheat.
When we last came to the Painted Desert in 1993 with the kids, I remember seeing a lot of crows.
They seemed even more assertive now.
We loved seeing all the colors at the Painted Desert.
A short distance away was the Petrified Forest.
Mom was awed by the ancient forest that had turned to stone.
Newspaper Rock had many huge rocks with writing done by ancient people over 2,000 years ago. The petroglyphs were fun to see.
After leaving the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest we continued on our way to the Grand Canyon's south rim. A sign advertising a Meteor Crater on the roadside near Winslow caught my eye. The crater was formed 50,000 years ago when a large meteor fell.
It wasn't cheap to see it. It cost $16 for adults and $15 for Seniors.
However, it was worth it. Mom got to touch a real meteorite and even bought a small meteor piece for my brother at their gift shop. That's mom and me at the side of the crater.
After driving over 350 miles we reached the Grand Canyon's south rim.
We checked into our room at the Maswik Lodge which was unfortunately on the second floor with no air conditioning. It was unbearably HOT!
We ate dinner at Maswik's cafeteria and then caught the shuttle to Pima Point to catch the sunset.
We met a British couple on the shuttle and enjoyed talking to them.
This evening mom said, "Thank you, thank you for taking care of me and showing me such amazing sights. I can die now that I've seen so much. I mustn't wish for more because I'll be punished for being selfish."
We would ask mom at the end of each day what she enjoyed the most during the trip and each time she would say that what she saw on that day was the best.
Today was no exception.
And now on to Day #7.
We got up at 5:30 and had a fruit and muffin breakfast in our Best Western room.
We left Chinle to go to the Grand Canyon's south rim.
We first stopped at the Petrified Forest National Park's Painted Desert.
We loved looking at the wildflowers along the way.
I believe this is the Deadly Nightshade again.
I don't know what kind of lizard this is.
There was a sign posted by this flower so we know it's a Yellow Wild Buckwheat.
When we last came to the Painted Desert in 1993 with the kids, I remember seeing a lot of crows.
They seemed even more assertive now.
We loved seeing all the colors at the Painted Desert.
A short distance away was the Petrified Forest.
Newspaper Rock had many huge rocks with writing done by ancient people over 2,000 years ago. The petroglyphs were fun to see.
After leaving the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest we continued on our way to the Grand Canyon's south rim. A sign advertising a Meteor Crater on the roadside near Winslow caught my eye. The crater was formed 50,000 years ago when a large meteor fell.
It wasn't cheap to see it. It cost $16 for adults and $15 for Seniors.
However, it was worth it. Mom got to touch a real meteorite and even bought a small meteor piece for my brother at their gift shop. That's mom and me at the side of the crater.
After driving over 350 miles we reached the Grand Canyon's south rim.
We checked into our room at the Maswik Lodge which was unfortunately on the second floor with no air conditioning. It was unbearably HOT!
We ate dinner at Maswik's cafeteria and then caught the shuttle to Pima Point to catch the sunset.
We met a British couple on the shuttle and enjoyed talking to them.
We would ask mom at the end of each day what she enjoyed the most during the trip and each time she would say that what she saw on that day was the best.
Today was no exception.
