Grand Canyon

June 5, 2014

Grand Canyon!

This has been our dream to finally see the Grand Canyon.  These pictures do not do it justice.  It truly is an experience everyone needs to put on their bucket list.  We can now scratch it off of ours'.  Although, this is one place that I would love to come back to again.  

We toured the canyon by taking the famous Grand Canyon Railway.  It was a great way to see it.  Above is a picture taken from the western shoot 'em up show we saw before taking the train.  It was a lot of fun, as well as riding in the old Pullman car with our guide and special music along the way.  

Staying in Williams, AZ

June 4, 2014

 We stayed at the Grand Canyon Railway RV Park, walking distance from the route 66 western town of Williams, Arizona.  This was the perfect place to stay as it was in the middle of everything that Williams had to offer.  We loved the downtown area with all of it's western shops and restaurants.  The people here were very friendly, too.  

 

This elderly gentleman lays claim to the movie Cars as they featured his tire store in the movie.  He spends his days hanging out in the nostalgic 66 store/bar waiting for tourists so he can tell his story.  This is the poster he gave us to bring home.  What a great guy with an even greater story!

 There is nothing like a flash back of route 66! 

Winslow, Arizona

 June 2, 2014

Standin' on the corner in Winslow, Arizona...such a fine sight to see!  :-)

Petrified Forest

June 1, 2014

Petrified Forest!  

We really were expecting a forest and not a dessert full of pretty rock-hard tree stumps.  It was pretty funny to us, as surely we must have seen pictures of it.  How could we go 60 years thinking that the Petrified Forest was a forest full of rock trees.  LOL!  

It was pretty amazing though to see these beautiful tree stumps with age rings, perfectly preserved in a rock form.  This is something that we have never seen before in our life.  Very cool! 

The Painted Dessert

June 1, 2014

Absolutely beautiful - The Painted Dessert! The colors were amazing!

Cerrillos, New Mexico

May 27, 2014

I am so glad that we discovered this quaint little town, Cerrillos, NM.  It was a nice scenic drive into the dessert and through many small villages.  Cerrillos is an artist community with many adorable shops and eateries.  It was not mentioned in the tourist brochures but was actually our favorite stop while in Santa Fe.  

Santa Fe

May 26, 2014

You feel like you are in another country when in Santa Fe.  I could go on and on about how wonderful this town is!  We love it so much that we have already decided we would come back someday.  There is so much history here and I am so glad that we could spend a week here.