Travel Blogs from Williams, United States
Really Big Show, Really Big
It was early when we departed from Route 66, but the queues for the Grand Canyon were already stretching. It was obvious we weren't the only ones here for a show, and it soon became clear why. The climb from the lowland desert ushered a slow ...
Life is Like a Bowl of Cherries,...
... throwing you for a loop...testing your faith. I got up this morning planning on driving to my next stop in Williams, on the Interstate, and south of the Grand Canyon. I write yesterdays entry and then it starts snowing. I figure I'll stick ...
NOT! Touring the Grand Canyon.
I get up and have to get ready to leave for the Grand Canyon visitor center. It's at least an hour's drive. The campground attendant gave me some brochures and an Imax coupon to see a show about the Grand Canyon. It was recommended that I see it before ...
Imagination, Hallucination, Revelation & Theories!
The following is how my thought process, or enlightenment , if you wish to call it, has been progressing the past few weeks to arrive at a Theory that boggles my mind. It's no secret that I am a global thinker, I look at the big picture, and always have. ...
Friday 16 May
Friday 16th May We have decided to call the RV "Indy" because its model's name is actually called Independence and because it reflects what we are trying to be. So from now on in the journal we will refer to the RV as "Indy". This ...
Williams Roaders Make It To Williams
... conversation with us in the European Language we have absolutely no grasp of whatsoever. We were hoping for a straight forward 20 miles to Williams, but 2 miles in we saw the dreaded sign "Trucks keep right for 18 miles". For us this means 18 miles ...
A Train Ride to Arizona’s Big Hole
... . We really loved our day off and feel very lucky to have visited this mighty show of geological history. Back on the train to Williams the craziness intensified. Ms Jeanie got back on the mic to tell few jokes ( Following “What do you call a ...
Get Your Kicks...
... thusfar. Getting a sleeping bag was a whole other debate that we weren't ready to have yet! That night we arrived in Williams, a tiny town that we used as our base to explore the Grand Canyon. It unashamedly milks the fact that it's on Route 66. ...
Treemenjous
... the I40 (Interstate 40) and whilst Roger was busy trying to get in touch with his SatNav side I drove slowly through the town of Williams and guess what?I found we were on part of the old Route 66 and there they were - wooden manikins at the doors of drug ...
From the desrt ninto the mountains
Set off early after a disappointing breakfast. There weere quite a few options, but none of them really constituted a "full" breakfast. Martin had cornflakes and yoghurt (the promised all bran wasnt available and the banana he was offered was not ...
On our way to Grand Canyon
... to feel like Cliff Claven) We had lunch at the Haunted Hamburger which had an incredible view.(elevation 6,000ft) We continued on to Williams, stopping to take some pictures for you along the way.(see pic) We'll stay the night in Williams and in the ...
Beautiful Arizona
Greetings from Arizona, Our destination was the small town of Williams which is about a half hour west of Flagstaff. We left the Vegas desert on the famous Route 66. It was a long drive and naturally we got hungry. So, we pulled over and ate lunch ...
Snow Storm
On our way to the Grand Canyon, we decided to stay in a small town nearby called Williams. The only problem was that we ended up getting 6 inches of snow!!! It was horrible to drive in. We saw a ton of cars flipped over, turned over, and ...
Painted Desert, wigwams, Winslow, the Grand Canyon
An early morning and we're back in the Painted Desert. We stopped at the overlooks to admire the colors of the unique landscaping. Learnt that the white layers are sandstone, dark red is iron stained siltstone. Every pull off offers up a unique view ...
Arizona--Painted Desert, Lake Powell, Colorado Riv
DAY 35, Wednesday, May 20--We left Williams following Old Route 66 through Flagstaff. Both cities have retained the vintage look of the old motels and eateries along the route. In Flagstaff, we had the best hot dogs ever for the "Dog Haus". ...
Übernachtung in Williams
Williams ist im Stil eines Wild West Orts gestaltet und wird morgen erkundigt, bevor wir ...
Lady campers and toilets = one thing……
After 3 nights in the city of sin we headed to see downtown before making our move towards the Grand Canyon. Down Town Las Vegas was very seedy and not really somewhere I'd fancy staying for longer than 30mins. The streets are lined with cash ...
Grand canyon
1 nt on the way at monument valley then 1 nt at desert view, eastern end of grand canyon before driving down to ...
Red Rocks in a Pink Jeep
Today we went to Oak Creek Canyon. I got a new t-shirt there. Indians were selling things on tables near the canyon. Then we went to Sedona. We walked around the tow. There were red mountains all around us. Then we ...
Arizona--Phoenix to Williams, Grand Canyon Gateway
... for the mountains "without water") in stages in the period 1100-1400. Interesting because it is 90% of the original remains. Williams is pleasant and cooler, and on Friday night several restaurants have outdoor dining and music. Starving, we ate at a ...
Williams
... to the Grand Canyon, a guide-narrated motorcoach rim tour with lunch, 2 nights at the Grand Canyon Railroad Hotel in Williams, 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners at Max & Thelma's Restaurant in Williams. The hotelroom is spacious. They even have a hot-tub ...
PAINTED DESERT TO WILLIAMS ARIZONA
... of the I 40, the new road connecting East USA to West USA, which we have been on since leaving Nashville. Anyway Williams, home to the Grand Canyon railroad and many quirky little shops, bars and restaurants, lovely. After a beer in the famous Sultana ...
Drive to Supai
This morning we woke up and packed the car. We checked out of our hotel by 11:00 am and started preparing for our hike into Supai. We went to Walmart to buy food and the post office to purchase more stamps for post cards. When we drove into Supai we ...
Supai Part I
This morning Eric and Evan walked two miles to go and check all of us in. I stayed at the camp to wash dishes and filter water for everyone. It took Eric and Evan about 2 hours to go register an come back. When they came back we walked about a quarter ...
Supai Part II
This morning we slept in until 9:30. We put the rainfly on the tent last night because we thought it was going to rain. It never rained any harder than a couple of sprinkles and this morning it was like an oven inside of the tent. We hiked up to the ...
10ème jour : Las Vegas - Williams
... emprunte sur une bonne centaine de kilomètres la "Mother road", mythique route 66 qui fait partie de l'histoire des Etats Unis. Arrivée à Williams, charmant village où tous les cowboys du coin sont là pour le rodéo de demain. Dommage, on sera déjà ...
The Grand Canyon Experience
... there are many, to be sure. We stayed overnight at the canyon, then the next afternoon, yesterday, we headed back to Williams on the train. I'm sure you'll forgive me for being brief from this point on today, due to the aforementioned circumstances and ...
The Diner on Route 66
The Mother Road We made a quick stop for lunch in Williams, Arizona whose claim to fame is that it was the last city in America to have its section of Route 66 bypassed. To be honest, even though it didn't seem to be in our CAA Atlas, driving through ...
Grand Canyon really is grand
... one of those... poor elks L sad times. Though Jess would be far more concerned about the car!! We arrived in Williams and checked into our hotel which was along the main road where all the restaurants and shops were which was convenient for going ...

