Grand Canyon

(Driver Daddy here...) This is such a cool route that we can't possibly show it all in this one little map, so if you want to zoom in, look at the satellite shots, and see for yourself, click on this link. For instance, trace the goat path we took from Cottonwood ("A") thru the mountains to Jerome at a 1 mile or less resolution (on the link it's "E" for the roundtrip). Yikes! But it was fun and beautiful too.

Our last visit to the Grand Canyon was September 2004. It was still very hot and the Canyon was a vast desert. What a difference the season makes! As we journeyed west, we watched the weather for the Grand Canyon range from 8 to 22. So we started the excuses about our Florida-thin blood and consoled ourselves that our RV just isn't winterized. But then we saw some upward directin in the mercury, we decided that we could park the rig south and just go for it on a day-trip. Even though it snowed that week, we found a perfect day to visit with temps in the 40's. That's downright balmy compared to what we saw at the beginning of the trip. Here we are -- your intrepid Rislers -- at the southern rim!

Here's gang going up the stairs of the watchtower that provides 270 degree views of the canyon. It looks ancient, but it was built this way so that it would blend in with the area.