WHEW!! We Made It.

Wow!  What a ride!  We are in Cottonwood, AZ now, just south of Sedona, AZ.  The wind was REALLY bad driving over here, but Dad did a great job keeping us on the straight and narrow.  Our drive was really pretty, despite the wind.   I'm not quite sure what we will do here, but Dad says there is plenty to keep us busy.  We are going to be here for 4 nights. 

When we were setting up, a neighbor lady came over and invited us to a pot luck this afternoon - I'm not sure if I'm invited, but we will see if I can go.  They are going to have Fried Chicken, Potato Salad and Coleslaw and everything!  Mom and Dad went to the store and bought cupcakes decorated for Halloween!  I guess they are going to celebrate Halloween early.  Anyway, I'll let you know if I get to go and have chicken...

Friday, October 29, 2010

Look how flat this is - I bet I could sniff
out there for DAYS!



We got to Holbrook, AZ before noon today - of course there was an hour difference from New Mexico.  Mom says she's not sure what time it is or where we are at most of the time (I think she is getting senile).  After lunch, we went to the Petrified Forrest National Park.  The drive to the park was VERY boring.  I was starting to have my doubts - it was sooooo flat and there was absolutely NOTHING to see out there.  Dad said it was so flat for so far that you can see the curvature of the earth (I guess the earth is round?)  

 Anyway, at the park they had these logs that had turned into stone - Mom said they were even older that Dad!  They were scattered all over the place and it was really cool because they let me come along - a lot of Parks don't like dogs - so it is a real treat when they let me wonder on the trails.  Mom took a lot of pictures - these things sure are colorful!  We also found the warm weather - mom and Dad were dressed pretty warm, so we all got real hot.  Dad said that my tongue was hanging down to my left knee cap - which when you think about it - it really isn't THAT far!



Petrified log at the park.





More petrified wood.



Painted Desert.


The Petrified Forrest National Park is connected to the Painted Desert National Park, so of course, we went there too. They say if you fly over the park, it looks like someone tie-died the valley floor. I'm not sure what tie-dying is, but anyway, it was real colorful here too.




Well, that was our day today.  Tomorrow we will be moving on again (only one night here).  We will be moving farther West - somewhere closer to Sedona, AZ.  I will let you know where we end up, when we get there!
 


Where to next?

  

Zuni Reservation today

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Not much to report today.  Mom, Dad and I went for a little ride to the Zuni reservation.  Mom couldn't take any pictures because you have to pay for a permit to take them.  Believe me, there wasn't much to photograph.  Mom and Dad cruised the shops, but didn't buy anything this time.  We got home reasonably early, so I got to lay out on the rug in the sun.  It sure felt good - it was a litter warmer today!  Tomorrow we will be heading West on to Holbrook, AZ.  We go through the Petrified Forest National Park and  the Painted Desert on the way, so maybe Mom can get some photos - not that we really need anymore photos of rocks!  Now, more pictures of me are fine!  This is how I travel in the truck - I snuggle up between Mom and Dad and use Mom's arm as a pillow, but, Mom complains that her arm goes to sleep and then she moves me!  Oh, life is soooo tough some times!!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

We really didn't do to much today.  We went for a LITTLE ride (Mom and I held Dad to that promise today).  Mom was able to find me a new collapsible water bowl - she lost the last one!  Now I don't have to drink out of that stupid paper cup Mom had to buy at Telluride!  Mom and Dad went to a little winery - yes I said winery - and tasted some wine and bought a couple of bottles.  I guess wine is good stuff with dinner.  When we got home Mom went all out and cooked Dad and I a killer dinner - Turkey (breast) with all the trimmings - including the Pumpkin pie (she bought that tho). YUMMMMM!!  No pictures today...

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Today we headed SOUTH!  It was sooooo cold hooking up the the trailer - Mom and Dad got that job done in record time!  We went down to Gallup, NM.  They are supposed to have a lot of jewelery stores here, so you can guess what Mom and Dad will be doing!  Dad bought some more Kachinas and Mom bought a few pieces of pottery at the place in Shiprock, AZ.  Dad said it was a good investment - whatever that is.  Mom and Dad went out to dinner to an authentic Mexican restaurant, so I had to eat DOG FOOD (with no goodies in it)!  Not sure what we will be doing tomorrow...

The MAP is BACK! Check out the bottom of the page!

Well, we really didn't do anything today.  We got our mail and Mom went into town and got a hair cut - Dad said she was getting shaggy!  And, Dad and I stayed "home" and did a little maintenance and paid bills - boy, did that make him grumpy.  It has been very cold today with high winds, rain and SNOW!  Nothing stuck thank goodness!  It's about 5:30 pm and Dad and I are going for a walk - the sun is shining (thank goodness) and the wind has calmed down a bit.  Mom said she is ready to find warmer weather - I'm with her!

When Mom got home, she worked on the Adventure Map and has it pretty much put together.  Mom said to keep an eye on it, as it may change as she finds errors.  Hope you like this little feature.  Now how to use it:  If you click on the little tent, a bubble will pop-up and tell you about that spot.  You can also click on note on the bottom of the map to make it bigger, and that will take you to Google Maps - to get back to the blog, just click on your back button.  Remember, you can do that with the pictures too, so you can see them better.  Let me know how you like this, and I'll tell Mom.

Until later...

Shiprock, NM to Telluride, CO - Such Diversity

Time to catch you all up on the last few days:

Friday, October 22, 2010

 Today we woke to partly cloudy/rainy weather.  It's still cool, so I like to cuddle with Dad in the mornings until he is ready to get up and take me for a walk.  He always makes me wait for him to have a few sips of coffee first tho.  Anyway, today we went to a place called Shiprock.  We went there after Mom and Dad did some shopping for Navajo stuff - Dad bought a Kachnina (not sure about that spelling - this is a small decorated carving and they all have a different meaning) and Mom bought some small sand paintings - they didn't have any dog toys I guess....anyway, Shiprock was really cool.  We crossed into New Mexico to get closer to it.  We have been seeing it for days because it is soooo tall.  I rises over 7,000 feet and from a distance, it looks like a ship in the desert.  It really looked spooky when the rain storms came in and surrounded it.



Shiprock, NM!

After we went there, we went to a place that showed the history of the weavings that the Navajo do.  They use wool from sheep of different colors, so their weavings are all in browns, black, greys and off white colors.  Then, they combine the colors when they spin the wool to make different shades.  Mom said it was really interesting.  Oh, and sometimes they use raw cotton too.



Saturday, October 23, 2010

UGH!  M, H and L day.  That means Maintenance, Housework and Laundry - not too much fun!  Mom did Laundry and cleaned our "house", and Dad did a little maintenance on the "house" and truck.  I also helped Dad clean up the truck.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

What a pretty day!  When we woke up today, the sun was shining and it was warming up really nice.  Mom woke up really early and made home made banana bread for Dad and me.  But, Dad doesn't seem to want to share too much!  Anyway, we got in the truck and Dad said he was going to take Mom and me on a nice Sunday drive (4 hours max - he said).  We headed North to a town called Delores then on to Telluride, CO - there is a ski resort there.  It was very pretty and it had snowed some - they are having snow warnings in Colorado yesterday and today!  We had lunch in Telluride and Dad got a map (Mom should have never let Dad get that map!) and off we went again!  Instead of turning around, Dad found ANOTHER way to get home - the LONG way!  We went North a little further then turned West and went to Ridgeway, down to Silverton, then to Durango and FINALLY back to camp!  Whew!  Mom took a lot of pictures, and Dad and I got out of the car on a summit that was over 11,000 feet high, and played in the SNOW for a very FEW minutes!  We also saw some Yaks - funny looking animals - they have VERY long fur - I guess it keeps them warm when it snows!  Here are some of the pictures Mom took:

Here I'm checking out out the snow!
Not bad, but could use some salt...

Driving into
Telluride, CO



Snow in the mountains!




Up on the summit - buurrrr!

Dad said that this should be the last of the snow we see this year!  So, in the last couple of days we went to the desert at Shiprock, NM then to the Colorado Rocky Mountains.  I think Mom would like to see more of the Rockys, but not all in ONE day!  Our little 4 hour outing took almost 9 hours!  Mom said she has TB - tired butt!  Oh well!  It sure was beautiful tho and she got a lot of very pretty pictures!  I wonder what she will do with all these pictures - over 1,800 so far?  Good thing Mom bought an external hard drive to store them!

I wonder what tomorrow will bring?...Until later...

How did the Cliff Dwellers climb up there???

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Well, it rained almost all of last night, so we weren't too sure what we would wake up to, but it was just cloudy and cool and no rain this morning!  Dad took Mom and I to a place called Mesa Verde, which was just up the road from camp.  It was a real pretty drive because the oaks were all different colors.  When we got to the National Park, a lot of stuff was already closed because it is the end of the season, but by the end of the day, Mom and Dad felt like they saw pretty much all they wanted to see.  Mesa Verde is a place where ancient Indians lived in cliff dwellings and pueblos and we went and saw the ruins.  They obviously didn't have any dogs in those cliff dwellings unless they were REALLY good CLIMBERS!  In some of the cliff dwellings, they had to use ladders and little toe holds chipped out of the sandstone!  It was really interesting to see how those people lived and the Park Service did a good job of letting the public come in and see some of them.  Oh, and Mom found a baby tarantula - ugly thing!  Anyway, here are some pictures.



The Indians build these dwellings
tucked under the cliffs and used
ladders and toe holds to climb
in and out of them.



Mom's cute tarantula!



This tower is FOUR stories tall!




This is a view from half way up, looking down into the valley - notice
the snow on the San Juan Mountains in the background!

 Yes, that is snow!  Dad said before we leave here (we will be here for 7 nights) he would take me to the snow and let me play around in it!  It's supposed to snow some more the next couple of days!  I think Mom is ready to find some warmer weather already, but she brought warm cloths, so she will be OK.  Besides, I can keep her warm, especially at night when I snuggle between Mom and Dad in bed!!!  It's a dog's life!  I wonder what today will bring?

Oh, and someone asked Mom about the map...well, Mom is still working on it, but needs to figure out how to update it without having to redo it every time.  She thinks she has figured it out, but we will see.  Another fun fact - we have traveled over 1,370 miles from camp to camp, but have traveled a total of over 3,200 miles running around the country!  There sure is alot to see out there!  Until next time.......

Short Day Today!

Today we got back to camp early, so Mom can tell you about our day.  We started off by going East to Montezuma Creek then on to Aneth.  We found out that they drill for oil here - we could smell it - and, Dad gave Mom and I a lesson on the "pipe still" process to process the oil (we'll have him explain it to you some time).  I was getting a little worried because, by noon, Mom hadn't taken any pictures and Dad hadn't found any dirt roads.  Then they saw a sign that said Hovenweep National Monument.  They looked at each other, shrugged, and off we went.  It went WAY back into the back country (paved road no less).  When we got there we found Little Ruin Canyon.  The buildings were constructed around 1230 to 1275 A.D.  It was really neat because they let dogs go on the trail - it was two miles long and the ranger said it was easy except for the 80 foot drop into the canyon and the hike out of the canyon - he was right.  When we got back Mom went in and told the Ranger that it was a good trail for fat ladies, old men and short dogs......does she mean me?  Anyway, here are some pictures.



Twin Towers



Square Tower




Dad and I taking a water break.

On the way out of the canyon we saw a herd of goats - funny looking critters....


How does this guy see where he is going????



Monument Valley and Beyond

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Today we moved to Monument Valley.  We had a really cool camp site up in a canyon.  More red rock!!  When we got there, this CAT moved in!  He seemed friendly enough, but first he parked his butt under my steps and THEN he moved up to the table!  He didn't even ask if he could move in!  What nerve!

Do you BELIEVE THE NERVE OF

THIS GUY??

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Well, today was another SUCKY day for me!  Mom and Dad left me in the trailer for the morning and went on another TOUR!!  It seems that if you want to see anything around here (on the Navajo Land) you have to have a guide.  For some reason, they don't let four legged critters on the tours - that SUCKS!  When Mom and Dad came back they were laughing at me because they heard me crying - well - what did they expect??

Anyway, they felt sorry for me and fed me a good lunch - ham, turkey and cheese sandwich bites!  Then we went back to the Visitor center at sunset for Mom to take pictures, but there were too many clouds to get any sunset pictures.  Mom said she took over 300 pictures this morning of all the cool things they saw.  They have names for almost all of the rock formations, so you have to have a pretty good imagination to see what the Navajo see.  (See some of the pictures below.)

Monday, October 18, 2010

Surprise!  We woke up to a rain shower this morning, so Mom decided it was a good morning for hotcakes and sausage - YUMMMM!  It quit raining right after breakfast, so we loaded up and headed to Bluff, UT.  On the way, Mom took MORE pictures of Monument Valley and we also saw a rock they call Mexican Hat!  It really DOES look like a Mexican hat!  After we got all set up at camp, Dad took us on ANOTHER one of his "off road trips" (he always seems to know where to go so Mom can get some great pictures).  We went through a place called the Valley of the Gods.  It had a lot of rock formations that had weird names for them.  Like Mom said, you really have to have a great imagination to see some of these....like 'sitting hen', 'seven sailors', and, 'woman in a bathtub'?  Very strange...

After that we went up a VERY STEEP grade called Moki Dugway, and we could see all the way back to Monument Valley!  WOW, what a view!

This is called "Mittens" can you see them?
Monument Valley

 

Look by the right side of the truck - Dad is wearing the green hat and
red shirt - this is called "Sky Eye" - this is HUGE!
Monument Valley





This is me at the Mittens at sunset.
Monument Valley



This is called 'Woman in a Bathtub' in Valley
of the Gods - use your imagination!

These are the switchbacks at Moki Dugway - the background is Monument Valley - some 20 to 30 miles away!

Well, that's about it for the last few days.  Mom figured out that we have only gone about 1250 miles from home - from campsite to campsite - but, Dad has driven over 2700 miles total with all of the exploring we have done.  We sure have seen a lot of red rock too!

We will be off to do more exploring today then move again tomorrow - going further East I think?

We've got some pictures added now!!

OK, Mom said it was time to get busy and update my blog, so here goes...the last thing you read about was the Dinosaur tracks and our trek across the Navajo country on that LOOOOONNNNGGGG dirt road.  Since then, this is what has been happening:

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Let's see.  On this day Dad and I stayed pretty much close to camp and squared away the fishing gear - a lot of good that stuff did us - we didn't get any fish! 



Antelope Canyon!

 Mom left us at camp and went on this really neat tour of a place called Antelope Canyon.  It's what they call a "slot canyon" - it's really narrow, and made from the water erosion in the sandstone.  You can only get in there with a Navajo Guide and Mom said she had a really good one.  He helped her and everyone else out on the tour to take some really cool pictures of this place.  The ride out there was quite an adventure in itself - she road in the back of this truck with seats in it and the road was nothing more that a wash.  They've had some rain here last week when we were on the North Rim, so there was "fresh" sand everywhere.  It's something Mom has always wanted to do, so now she says she can cross this off her list - not that she wouldn't go back given the chance.

Uh Oh - Looks like we won't be able to add pictures until later - VERY SLOW Internet connection here...sorry :>(

OK - on we go.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Reflection in the Colorado
River in the Glen Canyon

Well!!  This day was really sucky for me!!  I ended up staying at a Vet Clinic for the day -
no I'm not sick or hurt - but, Mom and Dad went on this day long float trip down Glen Canyon and said I would be better off here - HA! - (don't they know I like boats too?).  Any way, they started at the Glen Canyon Dam and went down about 15 miles until they got to Lee's Ferry.  Mom took some really cool pictures and she will add them later.  I sure was happy to see them at the end of the day - they BOTH got kisses!!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Today was moving day - we drove to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon - WOW!  Another deep canyon even bigger than the other ones I've seen!  We will see more of it tomorrow.

Friday, October 15, 2010

WOW - what a fun day...I got to go EVERYWHERE Mom and Dad went (even into the museum)!  Mom took tons of pictures and I made a lot of new friends - Tucker was my favorite.  He was just a puppy, but he was real small and he had to stand up on his hind legs (like I do with Duke), to box me around.  A lot of people wanted to take pictures of me too.  Mom said we should charge people to pay for the trip!  It seems (almost) every body likes a Basset hound!  There was this one guy that wasn't very friendly and he nipped at my nose and made it bleed - why is my nose always getting bloody? - guess I should be careful where I put it (ya think, Bessy?). 



WOW, that first step is a
BIG one Dad!!

South Rim Grand Canyon



We must have walked a hundred miles today!  Boy, am I pooped!  (Dad and I are napping as Mom works on this.)  I got to walk out on the edge of the Rim and up on the rock walls so I could see over the edge - I think that made Mom a little nervous - she started to call me a mountain goat (what ever that is).

We also saw Rock Squirrels, a lizard, and some really funny looking plants - Mom got pictures of them all!  Then we saw some really BIG critters.  Dad said they were Elk - they sure are a lot bigger than the deer I see in my front yard. There was a really nice looking buck in the bunch and he sure had a lot of girl friends and kids with him.



BULL Elk!

 

Well, that's pretty much it for now.  Tomorrow we are moving on again to a place called Monument Valley.  I'll let you know whats there the next time I have Mom update my blog - until later...(maybe we will have better connection and Mom can add those pictures tomorrow.)







Dinosaur Tracks!



Sunday, October 10, 2010



This road goes FOREVER!!


Today we went for a ride to Glen Canyon Dam.  It was really cool, but it sure was a long way down to the water!  Like Dad said, the first step is a Lu Lu.  And further down the road we found Dinosaur tracks! Some of them were bigger than me! It was really very interesting and I got to go on a long walk looking at them.



Then Dad took us on another one of his "back road trips".  He started out really good, but ended up on this dirt road that went on FOREVER!  Luckily, there was a guy on the road and he told Dad to keep going and we would eventually come to the highway.  When we got on the highway, we only had 60 plus miles to go to get back to camp...Dad's little drive only took us 6 or 7 hours....
 
Monday, October 11, 2010
 
Today Dad rented a boat and we went boating and fishing.  The boating was fun, but the fishing was kinda boring.  Mom said she had a big bite (I guess that's when the fish gets the bait and fisherman (or woman) gets nothing).  Dad said he got a little nibble.  Anyway, I didn't ever see any fish - except the anchovies they were using for bait.
 

Dad stopped the boat at one point to let me out so I could do my business, and when Mom tried to get out of the boat, she slipped and fell in the water!  Dad didn't dare laugh, but I know he really wanted to.  Mom said she was OK, but I think she hurt her shoulder a little bit.  She had her phone in her pocket, but it seems to be OK - thank goodness!

 

There sure are some deep canyons and BIG rocks in the canyons. We only went through two canyons and that took us all day!  Lake Powell is REALLY big!  Dad said there are hundreds of house boats on the lake.  We saw some that were numbered and the numbers went up to 500.



Ears flappin' in the wind



BIG rocks in the canyons at Lake Powell



    

YEAH!!!! WE ARE CONNECTED AGAIN!

Saturday, October 2, 2010




THIS IS A LAKE?

 Mom said we will have to post a few days all at once because she doesn’t have an Internet connection here. She connected with the phone, but the signal is REALLY weak because of where we are and she no sooner connected then it disconnected. We didn’t go very far today, but the scenery changed drastically. We are at Jacob Lake in Arizona – it’s really not more than a puddle – and I’m not kidding!   (Click on the picture to make it bigger, then click your back button to come back to the blog.)

We are in the forest and it’s real pretty and a lot cooler than the desert. They have some really cool squirrels here – they have big reddish brown ears and BIG BUSHY white tails – Mom said she will have to get a picture of one to share with all of you. Mom said we were REALLY ROUGHING it now because we don’t have any TV reception, hardly any cell reception, no Internet and she is all out of RUM! Anyway, we got camp all set up and Mom and Dad were sitting under the awning when there was this BIG BOOM from the sky. It was thunder! Then it started to rain REALLY HARD! We finally went inside and watched it rain for about a half hour or so – Mom said it was “raining cats and dogs” – but I didn’t see any! I think she was hallucinating! Mom got board watching Dad sleep and the rain and decided to make some apple turnovers from some homemade canned apples that she got from Aunt Nori. Boy, do they ever smell good! Anyway, after the rain the sun came out and Mom took me for a long walk while Dad took a nap, then Dad took me for a long walk while Mom sat and read. That’s about it for today. Oh, I forgot – the people next door to us are hunters and are trying to find turkeys, but, they said they haven’t seen any. (I think they are looking in the wrong place because every turkey I’ve seen came from Mom’s oven.) I’m not sure what tomorrow will bring…….

Sunday, October 3, 2010



HAIL ON THE PICNIC TABLE!

 Dad took Mom and me on one of his famous back road trips. He said we were going to go critter watching. Unfortunately, we didn’t see ONE critter. Mom really wanted to get the picture of the white tailed squirrel, but we didn’t find any. When we drove into our camp site – what do you think we saw? A white tailed squirrel! Dad drove 100 miles on the dirt roads looking for that silly looking thing, and he was at camp all along! Anyway, he was so fast and so far away, Mom didn’t get him. We had another thunder storm this afternoon – not so much thunder, but a lot of rain – then these little pieces of ICE started to come down – Mom told me it was hail, and if she hadn’t brought me in when she did – I would have gotten beaned! She took a picture of the picnic table and it was covered with the stuff. Guess we won’t be eating outside tonight.

Monday, October 4, 2010



DARK GREY CLOUDS 

 Today we went to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Mom was real worried about getting out of the camp site at Jacob Lake, because we practically jack-knifed the trailer to get in.  Actually they pretty much jack-knife all the units in their sites.  Well, Mom did a real good job in getting us out, with Dad’s help of course, and she didn’t even hit the tree! We got more of that hail stuff while Mom and Dad were hooking up, but it stopped when we hit the road (of course). We got camp set up at the Grand Canyon camp site – and what a great camp site it is – really big and level and everything. Then it started to rain and hail again. We hunkered down for a while and I got all warm and snugly, then Mom and Dad decided they wanted to go for a ride (the rain had subsided). We went to Angel Bright and the canyon looked really cool with the weather coming in.

We are back at camp now and it’s raining again! Mom and Dad both said they will be getting out warmer clothes tomorrow. We are still “roughing it”. Dad said this is a “dry” camp, which means we don’t have any hook-ups – no electricity, no water and no sewer! And, Mom still doesn’t have any TV reception, NO cell reception, no Internet and she is still all out of RUM!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Well, today we drove all around the park and Mom took what pictures she could. It rained almost all day and it is very cold and damp. Mom and Dad are complaining about joints and stuff hurting. Mom said her (broken) arm is not a happy camper. When we were going back to camp, a big buck ran across the road in front of us – he sure was pretty – but too fast for Mom to get a picture. We also saw some does with their fawns. We have also seen some wild turkeys, but they were too far away for pictures also.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010



Grand Canyon Lodge

 RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY – COME BACK WHEN WE LEAVE!! Still cold and damp and to make matters worse, the furnace in the trailer was blowing cold air this morning! It’s working now, thanks to Dad. He thinks we have a drain on the batteries some place, because we can only run the generator two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening, and of course the solar panels haven’t done us any good, because we haven’t seen the sun for three days. But we are adapting to the generator schedule. We went for a little ride today and found some sunshine at the lodge (but not nearly enough). Mom took a few pictures. Mom and Dad notice that everybody in the Lodge were all bundled up and there were no lights on – come to find out, the whole Grand Canyon is without electricity! There was also a tornado warning, but the warning was for about 70 miles south of us in Flagstaff, AZ. Dad tried to take some back roads again, only to find them blocked by downed trees. The ground is so wet that the dead trees are falling over in the wind. Mom and Dad are going to the Lodge for dinner tonight – they might have a limited menu because of the electricity.

Mom was going to take a shower at the shower house, but it was all locked up because of no electricity. Good thing Dad knows about generators and the such – Mom was able to shower in the trailer, and seems to be in a much better mood now. Lucky me!  Mom and Dad were able to have Prime Rib for dinner and guess what I got????  LEFT OVERS - YEAH! 



Sunset at the Grand Canyon

 The storm seems to be breaking up and Mom got some pictures of a great sunset -too bad the sun is going down - that's the first we have seen of it for a few days...

We will be leaving in the morning and going to Page, AZ. Dad said it should be warmer and dryer there – I think we are all ready to go! Too bad, because from what we have seen, it is really pretty here.

October 7, 2010

SUNSHINE in the Grand Canyon

Well, we woke up to SUNSHINE today! But, the wind is blowing and it is still very cold. Dad and I took Mom back up the canyon so she could take some pictures of the North Rim in the sunshine. We were only out for about an hour and a half, and then went back to camp to get ready to go. Mom and Dad had the trailer hooked up in no time and we were on the road.

On the way to Page, AZ, Mom asked Dad what the date was and realized we still had a day left at the Grand Canyon! Mom called ahead to Page, and luckily, we will be able to get our camp site a night early. It’s already starting to warm up and we are starting to dry out. When we got to camp, mom called to have our mail forwarded because we are going to be here until October 14, 2010. Mom feels better connected now, because we have Internet, cell service, full hook-ups, including cable TV, and Dad was able to find Mom some RUM! Of course, he found himself some wine too…

I’m not sure what we will be doing tomorrow, but I bet it includes laundry :>(

I know Mom wants to go to Antelope Canyon to take pictures and I think Dad wants to get a boat and teach me how to fish! Sounds like fun to me :>)