There are accompanying online photo albums
at SabbaticalRoadTrip
and SabbaticalRoadTripContinued
[too many pictures for just one album].

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Day 30 - Albuquerque, NM to Grand Canyon, AZ

Today, we're up at 8am, pack, shower, breakfast at the hotel by 9:15am we on the road by 10:30am.



Day 30 - mile 7689
1:25pm


We stop in Holbrook, AZ for a quick snack, potty break and fuel.

On the way out of Holbrook, we pass a Wigwam motel that looks like it came straight out of the Cars movie.
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Just down the road a ways, we stop in at the famous Jackrabbit trading post.
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Day 30 - mile 7740
3:15pm

Near the turn off for Meteor Crator (around milepost 236) is a nice reset stop. It's nestled in these huge red rocks. Katie and Charlie did some climbing.
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Day 30 - mile 7848
5:45pm

We arrived in the park at the East Entrance and first stop is the Dessert View Watchtower.
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Leaving the Watchtower, we drive West along the rim to the Grandview lookout point.
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Katie, Charlie and I climbed down a little while we were there. Here's a video of the kids climbing back up.
[video of Katie and Charlie climbing back up at Grandview]

Day 39 - mile 7876
8:15pm

We arrive at our hotel in Tusayan. Nice place.

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