With the car already loaded, all we had left to do was throw my mattress up top and figure out how to get rid of it, which we were able to do illegally in a legitimate and respectable way. Then it was off to Vegas! Driving south through California we came across a number of fruit stands selling fruit for astonishingly low prices, so needless to say we stocked up.
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| 10 for $1! |
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| Channeling my inner Julie Andrews |
We stopped briefly at the Calico Ghost Town, which lived up to its namesake given that it was closed and we were just about the only people there.
Ultimately, we made it to Vegas! But I can't tell you what happened there, sorry! (No rules against pictures though-right?)
Vegas Cont.
Next stop: Grand Canyon. Arriving just around dinner time, we made it our mission to watch the sunset at the canyon. Unfortunately, there was no previous planning and we were surprised to find out that you can't drive right up to the lookout spot (shocking right? yea no we were just dumb...). So we hopped on a bus that we thought would take us there, only to realize it took us on an hour-long loop to the visitor's center. We didn't see the sunset that night, and we left feeling cold, tired, and disappointed.
Day 3:
TAKE 2:
We dragged ourselves out of bed at 5am to catch the sunrise, and this time we knew where to park and which bus to take. Hurray!
May have napped for a few hours after, but I think I deserved it for getting up at 5am (no?). Well rested and returned to an acceptable body temperature, we diverted our attention from the Canyon for a couple hours to live out a childhood dream of ours: bedrock.
As I'm sure anyone who has been to the Grand Canyon will tell you, there are no words to describe it. Actually, that's not true, if I had to summarize our visit in one word it would be breathtaking "cold." People warned me that the canyon would be chilly in march but I wasn't expecting snow, or long lines, or, well, this cold. Luckily, the views took our minds off the weather, even if only for a few moments.
And hey! We caught the sunset this time!
Day 4:
I wasn't really sure what to expect of the petrified forest, but I certainly didn't imagine this:
After hours of exploring, I still can't tell you what made the forest petrified, but I can tell you that it was beautiful and the museum sucked.