Monday, August 6, 2018

The Great Western Road Trip 2018: On to Arizona

We started out early on Thursday morning, with hopes of getting to Hoover Dam by opening time (when it would possibly be both cooler and less crowded. This might have been marginally true, but it was still very warm and very full):


Inside for the power plant tour

From the viewing deck



With the actual dam behind her



View from the top of the dam
We walked to the center of the dam to stand in 2 states at once




The art deco work on the bridge was neat



Once we finished up at the dam, we started the trek towards Grand Canyon. The scenery was beautiful, and different from what we had been seeing:


We enjoyed the views for about an hour, and then it started to pour. Despite the rain, we decided to detour when we saw signs for Historic Route 66, which was a fun little drive:







After a few hours of this, we were tired of the rain and decided to make a stop. We chose Williams, AZ, which has this distinction:


And also this super cute diner:



Deciding whether to brave the rain
Miraculously, it stopped raining shortly before we got to the Grand Canyon and we were able to get out and see the park in the evening (more on that tomorrow).


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