Road Trip: Day 1

Up with the sun, cream of wheat for breakfast and last minutes taken care of.  Off we go!

Crossing over into Arizona we see the progress of the Hoover Dam Bypass.


Very impressive!

Then we reached a milestone with our van...

We reach the Grand Canyon around 1:30, snap some shots, have a picnic lunch, walk through a forest, and enjoy this magnificent creation.  

Then we decide it's dang hot and time to find the hotel.

I used Priceline to book all the rooms on our trip, and we got the Sedona Ridge Golf Resort for our first night.  It's actually a timeshare, but because we checked in late and were leaving early, we ducked the hard sell to go to one of their presentations.  We stayed just long enough for a swim in the pool under the stars, a great night's sleep and bagels for breakfast.  Then we hit the road again.

(On a side note...most hotels only accommodate up to four people per room -- so what is a family of five to do?  Well, this family takes along a cot and a sleeping bag.  Works for us.)

More to come...