We left Tombstone and headed to the hills...we went through Clifton AZ and up on HWY 191 towards Holbrook. Hwy 191 was the longest, windiest, curviest, highest mountain pass that we have even driven on...over 9500 ft and 200 km's long! We spent the 1st night at the peak at 9500 ft, at a little pullout...believe me, there was NO traffic coming by that night to tell us to move on.....the next morning we descended on downwards to Holbrook and the entrance to the Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert. We met another family, Greg, Danielle, Curran and Zane, in their class C motorhome also road tripping for one year...we spent a good part of the day talking with them and let Mike play with their boys...it was so nice to meet them...too bad we are going in opposite directions....
We drove through the National Park, took lots of pictures and then decided that the winds were too strong to go any further North...so Monument Valley will have to wait for another trip...we have now switched directions to Flagstaff and are going to the Grand Canyon tomorrow!!
We only have 3 weeks left in the USA!!
a rest stop in southern AZ
Hwy 191
The Petrified Forest
The National Park
petroglyphs
petrified wood
Hi Mundays! It was great meeting you all as well! Snow in the Grand Canyon, huh? Did you still get to see the sights and hike around a bit? We are still in Albaquerque, sleeping at the good ole Walmart parking lot. When we get bored we go shop!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful rest of your trip and let make sure to keep in touch!
Danielle and The Pods
we are going to take the train to the Grand Canyon on Sunday, hopefully it I can get some cool photos of snow on the rocks!
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