Dinosaurs and Wigwams and the Grand Canyon!

This morning, upon departing from Holbrook, Arizona (they claim they're the town that the creators of "Cars" used as inspiration), we ran into quite a few pieces of iconic Route 66:





(Her name's Gertrude)














(You have NO IDEA how heartbroken I am that they had no vacancies)


(I can't even...but it is definitely advertised for miles beforehand!)


We traveled to the Grand Canyon, which is always incredibly amazing. Thing is, no picture we could take (especially with iPhones!) could anywhere close to doing it justice. You'll just have to take our word for it; it's AMAZING.

I DID take a picture of the sign, and while I know that some of you will claim that it's not enough to prove we were actually at "The Rim" (as they call it), sometimes you have to step out from behind the "camera" and just enjoy. Make mental pictures. Barring senility, they might last longer, anyway...


Tonight, we stay at yet another iconic roadside attraction. Let not the shabbiness of the sign fool you, it's clean and even has (semi-working) free wifi!


PS: If you're ever in Williams, Arizona, go to South Rims Wine and Beer Garage. Amazing ambience (T-bird in the main room), great wine and beer selection, awesome nachos (some of you know how I feel about nachos), and the owner's a fun dude! Plus it's 1/2-block from El Rancho.