Day 1--April 8, 2018
Typical Day 1 with all the traditional stops. First order of business is breakfast at Starbucks on our way to the 78. Followed by the not so much fun trip along the 15 through Orange and Riverside county. The good news is In & Out Burger is only a couple of hours away…our 2nd traditional lunch stop.
With all the important stuff out of the way…next stop is Needles, our first night.
Day 2--April 9,2018
Grand Canyon is only a few hours away. Fuel up and hit the road. Piece of cake, right? Wrong! For the second time in as many trips, we discover the tread on one of our Airstream tires is separating. I should have followed my rule-of-thumb that when one tire in the set goes…replace them all.
Just as cool as the view...close encounters with the locals was a big first day surprise.
Day 3--April 10, 2018
A large part of the morning was spent listening to a Ranger talk on Fossils. Given where and what kind of fossils are found in any given area depends entirely on the historic geological events that have been a force on our land for 4 billion years. Connor's explanation to the group of tectonic plate and geo-thermal activity and its impact on the land was amazing.
Typical evening chilling out in the Aristream
Day 4--April 11, 2018
For our last full day in the park we decided to head to Desert View Watchtower
Heading back to camp...stops for photo ops were made at Navajo Point, Lipan Point, Moran Point and Grandview Point
Day 5--April 12, 2018
Day 5 started out where Day 4 left off...Windy! So, we made the decision to pass on spending the night in Needles where the forecast was for 40 MPH winds and 100 degrees.
The long drive home took its toll on our road warriors
So long from the Grand Canyon. We'll be back!