Set our alarm and headed off early Friday for the Grand Canyon. There was a scenic lookoutnot long before the entrance so we pulled in. Surprised to see that it had a fee booth but no one was there taking money. Then noticed open air outbuildings with a few Navajo native craft vendors so seemed likely that this particular scenic …

Tom has upgraded to the expander pack version of the National Park pass and good thing because my basic version’s Western Region was pretty much full by the end of the day! Breakfast and a stroll through the Kolb Studio this morning and then we bid the big canyon good-bye. It was wonderful to see it in the winter with …

We waited for the temperature to rise a bit to take Pearl out for a final spin in Sedona. This is primarily mountain biking territory and it must be fantastic for that crowd. There’s a mountain bike festival in the area this week-end so we’ve seen quite a few of them around with their knobby tires and mud caked bikes …

We waited for it to warm up a bit and had an excellent lunch at the Red Rock Cafe followed by a walk on the Bell Rock Pathway. By the time we were out it was bright sun and upper 50s – beautiful day for shadow pictures!  Trail was pretty crowded with hikers and mountain bikers but it’s generally nice …

We returned to the Red Rock Cafe for breakfast this morning and I got my first treat of departure day – biscuits! I love good biscuits but they are hard to come by in New England. Red Rock Cafe nailed it! I was too engrossed in eating them to even take a picture. We had plenty of time before our …