Today we did a tour to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon with Pink Jeep Tours. The jeeps are custom built 10 passenger tourers designed specifically for sightseeing and off road. We were the first to be picked up at 6am and then went to other hotels and picked up 6 more people. We were each given a breakfast bag with an apple Danish and a bottle of orange juice. We had 3 from Canada, 2 from Brazil, 1 from Israel and us. The lady from Israel was in Las Vegas for a Star Trek Convention!
The Jeep was very comfortable and we set off on the long drive to the Grand Canyon. We first went through the Mojave Desert and saw the creosote plants that are everywhere and then the strange looking Joshua Trees. We went past Lake Mead which is part of the Hoover Dam. Then we were on the famous Route 66 and in the state of Arizona and stopped at a small town called Seligman which was in a 1950's Route 66 Time Warp. We stopped for photos under the Route 66 sign and took more of the old cars and the weirdly decorated shops. We then travelled on through Arizona past amazing scenery.
Soon we were out of the desert and into the ponderosa pine forests of the Coconino Plateau and the beautiful mountains. When we got to the Grand Canyon, it just took your breath away. It was so spectacular and so huge. We walked along the rim trail and at every step there was a if fervent view. We went to several lookouts and then we had lunch at the Bright Angel Lodge in the Arizona Room. Then we went to Hopi House which had great souvenirs with a lot being made by the Indians.
Our guide then took us to a different spot and took our photos on this rock close to the edge. When it was my time I could've look, it was quite scary. He said that at least 12 people go over the edge every year!
Then it was back on the jeep for our trip home. Even though it wasn't part of the tour, he stopped at Hoover Dam on the way home so we could take some photos. It was amazing.
We were the first to be dropped off and were both so tired we decided to call it a day.
It is our last day in Las Vegas tomorrow as we leave for San Francisco on Friday morning, so we are hoping to get to some of the other hotels.
Till then
Roz
Loved reading your blog - thank you!!!!
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