Stati UnitiPalm Springs33°50’20” N 116°31’59” W
4 marzo, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Linda told us earlier there was a pool table in the garage… well, that was an invite. When we are on our annual holiday to Los Cristianos in Tenerife we hunt out the pool halls. So we had a fewLeggi altro
Stati UnitiPalm Springs33°50’19” N 116°31’59” W
5 marzo, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
After saying our byes to Linda and Jonty, we started to drive to Grand Canyon where we’ll stay for 2 days after 8am. Leaving the mountains surrounding Palm Springs for the desert.
Stati UnitiChiriaco Summit Airport33°39’41” N 115°43’22” W
5 marzo, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Along Interstate 10, we had our first pit stop and, to our surprise, was a memorial museum to General George S. Patton situated in Chiriaco Summit (it’s on the site of the entrance of Camp Young,Leggi altro
Stati UnitiBig Wash33°46’44” N 115°19’18” W 5 marzo, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Enjoying the music as we travel the long roads and getting more confident with the hands free driving! Along the plains are huge solar farms and at one point palm tree farms. Looked like large palmLeggi altro
Stati UnitiChemehuevi Reservation34°26’53” N 114°39’4” W
5 marzo, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Here’s a few… 😄
Stati UnitiTopock Bay34°43’1” N 114°29’21” W
5 marzo, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Crossing into Arizona state from California state we lose an hour. The border is the Colorado River. Changing landscapes as we go.
Stati UnitiCook Canyon35°10’35” N 114°4’29” W
5 marzo, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
In part the railway tracks criss-cross the roads, other times they run parallel powerful engines towing *many* carriages that contain large storage containers.
Some roads have been cut throughLeggi altro
Stati UnitiGonzalez Lake35°15’4” N 112°12’26” W
5 marzo, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We approach the Kaibab Forest Park and see snowy mountains in the distance. Passed Red Butte, a prominent red mountain on our right (no photo taken 🙄😄).
Driving towards Grand Canyon villageLeggi altro
Stati UnitiReed Tank35°58’12” N 112°7’37” W
5–7 mar, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We arrive at the Grand Hotel after driving through some incredible landscapes.
The hotel has a homely feel but with the grandeur of seeing animal heads on the walls and above the fireplace 😆.Leggi altro
Stati UnitiReed Tank35°58’10” N 112°7’38” W
6 marzo, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌬 1 °C
One of the world’s most prominent natural attractions, Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and has a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters). So we’ll hardly see it inLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreGood fun😊