May 23-24 Monument Valley to Williams and Grand Canyon

Before leaving Goulding’s I stopped at their car wash and washed the truck and trailer.

They were pretty dirty after 2 weeks on the road.

The 4 hour drive to Williams went fine.

We stopped in Tuba City for coffee and Flagstaff for lunch.

There was some confusion about the time until we found that Arizona doesn’t do Daylight Savings Time, so we are one hour earlier than Utah which is on Mountain Time.

Got to our campground by 2.

After setting up we drove into Williams to Safeway for some supplies ( wine).

It is a cool retro little town on Route 66.

Back to the trailer with the wine and a rotisserie chicken and potato salad, we sat and enjoyed the warmth.

May 24.

We woke up early because of the time change and a dog wanting out.

After breakfast we were underway by 8:30 for the 50 mile drive to the park.

After the Park entrance and $30 fee we went to the visitor center then Mather Point right outside of it.

Impressive views after a short walk but we notice it is a little harder to breath at the 7000 ft. altitude.

Next we took the 25 mile drive along the Desert View road towards the east entrance and the Watchtower.

I climbed the stairs in the 70 ft. tower built in 1932. More great views of the canyon.

On the return drive we stopped at many of the canyon viewpoints which are on that side of the road.

At Navajo Point we had our lunch which we had brought with us.

After we had our fill of lunch and canyon views we headed back to the RV park, stopping on the way in Valle to see the metal horse sculptures and the rock and gem shop.

Bought a petrified clam ! No jokes please .

After getting cleaned up we till had time to sit and enjoy the 25 degrees with a welcome wind blowing.