We (me, Petra, Larry, and Robin) got up the morning of October 12th and hit the road. Well, not literally. But we had a long 5-6 hour drive ahead to the Grand Canyon. Along the way we stopped in Williams on legendary Route 66 and had a picnic lunch. We stopped at a coffee shop there for some caffeinated refreshment. Then we continued our drive, heading toward a huge plume of ominous-looking dark smoke. Was the Grand Canyon on fire? Naaa, I didn’t think so. They were just doing a controlled burn nearby. Whew! So we finally arrived at the South Rim and before even checking into our rooms we had to stop and look at the view from Mather Point. Wow! That is one big hole in the ground! We walked around and admired the view for a bit then headed to check in.

It was a decent, clean room and we headed back to the nearby Canyon for sunset. We got there a little too late, so we decided to check that out tomorrow evening. So, instead, well, let’s eat! At one of the lodges they had a sort or food court with different types of food, most places with a vegetarian option or two. Fed and happy, we went to a different lodge nearby that had a big fireplace (remember, it got down to aout 20 degrees at night). We had a drink and sat a while near the fireplace, then we headed back to the rooms, visiting for a while first in our friends’ room. Then it was nighty nightime…