Woke up and left grants and the campsite. It was super windy in the morning. Have you ever tried to take down and fold a tent by yourself when it's windy? Don't- it is terrible! I finally gave up and threw the thing in my car.
Drove across nothern NM into northern Arizona. I ended up getting a little lost and drove through flagstaff which seems like a cool mountain city. It has lots of pine trees surrounding it and doesn't seem to fit into the rest of the arizona desert motif.
Finally around 1pm made it to my destination for the day- the grand canyon! I am not sure that words or pictures can accurately describe the thing. It is immense, and awe-inspiring, and breathtaking, and many other large positive adjectives I have yet to think of. I wish I had remembered more from my History Of National Parks class! I spent around 4 hours there, and I wish i could have been better prepared to spend more time there. Still, it was amazing.
After that I got set up at my tentsite, then I drove into downtown Williams to find some food and see the town. It is a part of historic route 66 and has a lot of memorabilia to see (and to purchase if you are so inclined). Very cool little town!
Gotta pack up and get on my way. Not sure if i will have Internet access the next couple of days to update this thing-we shall see!
Joey
Got your postcard yesterday! Thanks Joey! I hope you took pictures of the Grand Canyon!!!
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