Williams,
Arizona,
United States
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Today we headed to the Grand Canyon south rim. The drive out of Prescott north on 89 was straight as a pin compared to alt.89. We made it to Williams in no time and decided to stop and reserve a room for the night now rather than later. The lobby had a sign that read "Independly owned and operated" (yes they misspelled independently). We made a reservation anyway. We made our way north to the south rim of the Grand Canyon and stopped in a town just outside the main entrance. There were a bunch of Native American's selling their handmade goods. Erin found a nice turquoise necklace that she bought. While we were browsing a older gentleman with a P.A. system was beating on a drum and telling stories. He was talking about his visit to Ohio and an Amish community. He said they are the hardest working people he has ever seen. It was funny and very interesting to hear the observations of a Native American on the Amish. From there we went into the park. The Grand Canyon was great. It's really hard to wrap your mind around the size of it all. It's also hard to believe how there can be so many people with bad B.O. Seriously, some people need to shower at least twice as much as they do. After a few hours we had stopped at most of the turn outs and headed back to Williams. We stopped at an IMAX theater to see "the most watched IMAX film ever", which is about the Grand Canyon. It seemed very familiar to me and at the end the copyright was 1984. No wonder it's the most watched IMAX, it's the oldest! I remember seeing it for free at Cedar Point about 20 years ago. This time I paid $12 to see it. Oh well. We went out to eat in Williams in an old service station that is now a Route 66 Diner. They had a lot of old restored gas pumps inside and live music on the patio. We strolled through town after that and bought a few things to remember the place.
