Today we went to the Grand Canyon. Before we left we decided it was either going to be a bit of a let down or it was going to defy all expectations. The latter feels like an understatement. It was the most amazing place. I actually felt quite overwhelmed when we arrived. It was just so vast and so beautiful. It is really impossible to try to describe. We had booked to travel to the Grand Canyon by train, as we felt like it would be a welcome break from driving. ...

Leaving the thunderstorms behind yet again, we headed into downtown Albuquerque, through the Nob Hill district. It was earlier than we usually leave as we knew we had a really long driving day and it was quiet as today is Memorial Day here. We chipped back into the old Route 66 and headed south west back towards Flagstaff, today's destination. We had driven down the Interstate yesterday to reach Acoma, so it was really nice to be cutting through all the other res...