The weather was pretty bad the first day, freezing rain and cold air, but as previously mentioned we were promised sun. I was impressed with Sedona when it was overcast, which says a lot. The town is spectacular in the sun. We spent the morning looking at the views and doing some shopping. They sell these really cool "Dirt Shirts" dyed with actual red clay from the rock formations. Doug bought jelly made from cactus fruit. I thought it would be gross, but it's surprisingly tasty. After Sedona we headed up to the Grand Canyon. The ride was short, but offered some great mountain views.
Attached are photos of Sedona & a mountain view in Flagstaff.
Attached are photos of Sedona & a mountain view in Flagstaff.
6 comments:
You may be asking yourself, "Why in the world is Shawn posting at 5:03 in the morning?" Well it's because I've been in the Intel lab since 11:00pm working on my Link analysis chart for my country study and I'm still not done!!! Awesome pictures YOU MADE BIG GUYYYY. Youve got big cahones brother. Mad props yo
Love,
Shawn
Oh, and it's not 2:04..that's Cali time..you're officially three hours behind.
Dan, another series of great pictures!
Dale Nadeau says hi and congratulations on the move!
You can tell Shawn is tired because the word is "Cojones".
Make sure that you feed Doug well before his redeye.
Doug,
Thanks for driving across the USA with Dan!
Dad/Ron
Hey Dan,
Isn't Arizona awesome, that's why your Aunt and I want to move out there (3 yrs and counting, unless we hit the lottery before then).
I don't know which way your going to be heading to Las Vegas, but if you go thru a small town called Searchlight, be very careful, do what the speed limit sign says.
They love to stop the Northern Boys, especially the ones who drive Mustangs. It's an old mining town with lots of history, but if you blink "you'll miss the town".
Searchlight is situated in the Colorado River Basin in Clark County, Nevada. Located on U.S. 95 and State Route 164, midway between Las Vegas and Laughlin. Elevation is 3,540 feet
Here's a little blurb about Searchlight:
Today the Searchlight community has approximately 800 residents and about 50% of them are retired. The other 50% are an eclectic mix of miners, ranchers, small business owners and artists.
Searchlight has the Harry Reid Elementary School (named in honor of the US Senator) which serves grades 1 through 5. Searchlight also has a sub-station under the jurisdiction of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, with two full-time officers who reside in Searchlight and two Nevada Highway Patrolmen serve the Searchlight area. There is a Justice of the Peace, The Honorable Judge Wendell Turner, and a State Fish & Game Warden to serve the community.
Searchlight has a volunteer fire and ambulance service. There are two fire trucks that can respond to an area of 20 miles in all directions and there is also an ambulance which is manned by certified volunteers.
The Searchlight Community Center was dedicated in October 1989. The center houses the Medical Clinic, a branch of the Las Vegas/Clark Country Library, the Searchlight Historic Museum, office of Clark County Parks and Recreation Representative, meeting rooms, multi-purpose rooms and a kitchen.
There are two churches, a full service post office and a senior citizens center. The center offers a TV, ceramic kiln, pool table, card tables, classes in ceramics, sewing and quilting. Porcelain and painting classes are also offered. Bingo and cards games are held once a week. The seniors support their building expenses with bake sales, rummage sales, and raffles.
But, you must stop off at the local diner, the food was great.
And if you see sign's that say
NO-TRESPASSING, TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT ON SIGHT, make sure you don't trespass, because those miners with the gold teeth will shoot you and then feed you to the donkeys.
Your going to love Vegas, if you have time to go the Downtown section, better know as the "Old Vegas" you must do it, that is the best part of Las Vegas.
Drive Safe and continue to have FUN,
Uncle Rob
The photos are great! Now, I really want to visit Arizona and New Mexico.
Get some sleep Shawn.
Paul
You have inspired me to go cross country! I have 2 other girls that want to go, too :) So hopefully I'll see ya over there in 2009 for my last co-op. You'll have to direct us haha. The pics are amazing, as usual. Massachusetts misses you. I miss you!
Love, Krissy
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