We had a wonderfully quiet night in Flagstaff which was good because someone had a genetics quiz to take at 7 AM before we headed down for breakfast.
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| Flagstaff! |
Our brains engaged (one of us at least) and our bellies full, we headed out into the morning to resume our adventure. After miles of buttes and mesas during our drive the previous day, it was definitely a change to see a 1,900 square miles hole in the ground! It was beautiful and amazing and made for much good conversation in the car afterward.
Once we had had our fill of the amazing sight that is the Grand Canyon (and a few more fills on the way out of the park...it's REALLY BIG). We headed north again to traverse the beautiful landscape of Arizona and land, for the night, in Utah.
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| a mini-canyon on the right (probably only a mile wide!) |
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| one of the few buildings in the Navajo Nation |
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| Note the rocks...and the cars/trucks beside them...for scale. |
Our night's lodgings was a lovely little house we rented through vrbo. The brilliant travel agent (me again!) realized that packing light meant having laundry facilities every fourth night and, frankly, after three nights in a hotel, it's good to just stretch out (and have some home cooking!). This was a fantastic house equipped with a garage (which was great because the wind was pretty extreme and it was easier and warmer to load/unload inside). It also had a floor perfect for reenacting certain pairs skating routines and a chair/fireplace setup that was warmly welcomed by weary, cold, little travelers.
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| Unlike real skating, the female leads this pair ;0) |
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| Perfect post-skating relaxation. |
It was a good respite to prepare for our day to come...two new states and the completion of the southern boarder of the US! No small feat for these little ones.
We are blessed.
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