Helped a little with some yard work and replaced a tire tube on a bicycle. Tried to patch the hole but it was too big so bought a tube on Amazon yesterday. Now we can ride. Watched ASU upset Oregon (Sweet!) then watched the rest of White Christmas.
Trip Log
Jeff worked a bit this morning and then we headed to Saguaro Lake Park about 32 miles north of here. Bailey had mentioned that he was cliff diving there with some friends from school and Jeff was interested in checking it out and it was also a place we wanted to see.
Been a cool and wet couple of days which is very rare for the Phoenix area. Glad we came back a little early because travel could have been a little iffy. No snow until yesterday in our travel zone. Arizona Snowbowl got 22 inches of snow today so I guess they are going to open tomorrow.
Yesterday was a relaxing and 'shopping for Thanksgiving' day. This morning we dropped Jeff off at the airport for a day trip to Seattle and we headed south to Tombstone.
Just out of Page we stopped at the Horseshoe Curve on the Colorado River. It was a mile and a half walk but well worth it. We had heard of Waterhole Canyon which was just beyond horseshoe curve. You needed to buy a Navajo pass for $5 each then you could tour the canyon at your leisure.
Spent the night in Page, Arizona and after breakfast visited the Glen Canyon dam again. Stopped by last night but the visitors center was closed so we drove around Page a bit.
The primary purpose of this trip from Jeff's was here at Bryce Canyon. Alesa is a Tony Hillerman fan and has always wanted to see the red hoodoos and the park did not disappoint.
We left Kanab this morning headed to Bryce Canyon, a 79 mile trip, and were pleasantly surprised to pass through Red Canyon park. It was a beautiful preview of Bryce Canyon with its red cliffs and hoodoos (vertical pillars). Wish the red showed up better because it was very impressive.
Passed our hotel in Kanab early enough to head off to Zion. We entered the east gate and drove through the park to the visitors center at the main entrance just out of Springdale, Utah.
We have been to the Grand Canyon a number of times but never the north rim. So, this trip we had to stop. It is a 45 mile trip off the main road (89A) on Arizona route 67. It was a long drive through some burned out forest but it was well worth it and a check mark on a pseudo bucket list.