Hilda now agrees with me that you cannot describe the Grand Canyon to anyone. She had seen pictures of the Canyon all her life, seen it in movies and on TV and yet .... when she came upon it on Saturday, she was amazed, literally. I count great experiences with her by the times I have heard the words 'cool' and 'neat'. She only uses these words when she really likes something ... which is not often. This weekend, she used them lots of times ... and on Saturday she used a word (several times) that I don't think I have ever heard her use. She said "Fantastic", and I swear that I have never heard that word from her lips before. SO, ... it was worth every dime that I spent to give her the experiences that she went through and the sights she saw.
I drove in from Camp Verde today, and took Hilda to her house. We got everything that I had bought her and everything she had purchased from the trunk / backseat / glove box / suitcases et al. and put all her pictures in an album to take to work tomorrow.
I came to my place, unloaded suitcases and bags. et al and made something to eat. I am in the middle of a Swartznegger movie, checking my e-mail and relaxing.
THE TRIP
Thursday: we left Tucson in a driving rain and drove to Camp Verde where we spent the night.
Friday: we went to the Cliff Castle Casino, Montezuma Castle (ancient cliff dwellings), the Red Rock Country (Sedona), and up Oak Creek Canyon to Flagstaff. We got a motel and then went to see Sunset Crater ... volcano, ash mounds, and lava flows. Had a late dinner at Salsa Brava Grill in Flagstaff. I had the fantastic spinach and portabello enchiladas in a red chili sauce and Hilda had Navajo Fry Bread Tacos with shrimp and Shitake mushrooms.
Saturday: Williams, Arizona, the Ponderosa Pine forests and on to the Grand Canyon. Long day of walking and sightseeing. Dinner in Flagstaff and a drive to Camp Verde.
Sunday: Visited Fort Verde and then a drive to Tucson. Temperature was 80 in Flag, 104 in Phoenix and about 99 or so here.
A few pictures follow.
Me on the south rim at Bright Angel Trail.
Hilda at Montezuma Castle at Camp Verde, AZand Hilda at one of the 'Lookouts' on the south rim
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