Day 43 - What A Big Hole!
Trip Start
May 19, 2008
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Trip End
Nov 08, 2008
Flagstaff,
Arizona,
United States
Monday, June 30, 2008
Anyway, we arrived at the Grand Canyon in one piece and were completely overwhelmed by what we saw. It was pleasantly surprising for both of us that it was far more impressive than we thought it would be. The north rim and south rim are ten miles apart! And the north rim is over a thousand feet higher than the south rim. Quite spectacular! Although the sun was out where we were, across at the north side we could see heavy rain clouds and hear the thunder. The visibility was pretty good but could have been clearer if it weren't for a forest fire on the north side which had been started as a controlled burn, but had got out of hand and become a wildfire.
As the entrance fee into Grand Canyon National Park is $25 we are now $65 into our $80 pass, so we're doing rather well out of it.
We headed south from Grand Canyon through the Painted Desert, towards Flagstaff where we found another Coconino County Park, Fort Tuthill campground, but sadly this one wasn't as nice as Harold's, having Portaloos instead of proper toilets! Good job we've got our own little porta-potti as the Portaloos aren't very nice.
Distance travelled: 189 miles
Total distance travelled: 2116 miles
Days on road: 23
States visited: 3
National Parks visited: 3
