Nebraska

Taking the back roads from North Platte to Sioux City was a surprise.  Much more scenic then we expected.  Cold, rainy and very windy today.  We are at the Americinn on the Southside of they city. Nice room and nice hotel.  We can see Culver's from our window.  May have to have some later. Should be no problem getting home tomorrow.  Can't wait to see my kids, grandkids and animal babies.

Thursday CO to NE

Weather is getting cooler as we head toward home.  Rained a little tonight in North Platte.  We made good time today and are staying at a really nice LaQuinta hotel.  We drove into downtown and ate at Merricks diner.  The food was really good and very cheap! Our favorite.  We are still trying to figure which way we should take to get home.  Annette is in the hospital and we would like to get home asap to check on her.

moving on down the road

Another clear day with nice cooler temps.  Did not have to run the air today.  Pretty road from Santa Fe to Colorado Springs.  We stopped and had lunch today, so will probably eat fast food tonight.  My right ear is bothering me from the ups and downs in altitude.  We  are in a nice room at the comfort inn.  Has an indoor pool and hot tub.  Got here about 3, but didn't want to get caught up in Denver rush hour traffic. 

Driving Day to NM

We drove today from Williams AZ to just south of Santa Fe, NM.  Not a cloud in the sky and very nice weather.  We did run into quite a bit of road construction so it took us longer to get here then we planned.  With the time change we didn't stop until almost 5 pm.   Glad we have good internet here, so we can plan where we are going next.  Here a few pictures from the car:

Grand Canyon

Dad and I had a really nice day today.  We went on the historic Grand Canyon Rail to the South Rim and then took a bus tour that included our lunch and 3 different stops to take pictures.  We were in the observation car and it did get quite warm with the sun beating in on us.  On the train we got continental breakfast on the way up and cheese and crackers on the way back.  They also gave us champagne on the way back.  The Canyon is so incredible to see and hard to describe or have the pictures show how beautiful it is.  Was a long day, but well worth it.

Sunday

We left Camp Verde this morning and stopped at Montezumas Castle to see the cliff dwelling in the rocks.  Then we made our way to Sedona to see the famous "red rocks".  It is cold here, we even say snow today on the way to Williams AZ.  We are at 7,000 feet and I am feeling the altitude.  I hope I can aclimate overnight.  We are going to take the Grand Canyon train tomorrow up to the grand canyon and take a bus tour of the south rim.  We will have lunch up there and take the train back again.  We will stay here tomorrow night too.  Our hotel is tucked into the forest and is very nice.  We got a deal if we stayed 2 nights.  I am taking it easy and drinking lots of water. 

Sonora Desert Museum

Got up this morning and it was still a little cool, so really good day to hike around the desert museum.  I was last here when Peter was 7.  It has really changed and grown.  We walked around for about 3 hours and it was really a nice place.  Timed it perfect that we left just as it was starting to get hot.  Drove north for 3 hours and arrived in Camp Verde, AZ.  It is in a valley with mountains all around, so is very pretty.  We had subway for supper and enjoyed the view from the room.  Is a little cool outside now.  Our Garmin "jill" died today and I am trying to fix it.  Was sorry and worried to hear about the scare at home today.  I am glad it all worked out ok.