Today we visited the Grand Canyon. My first time and something that I have always wanted to do. We were booked on the Grand Canyon Railway that goes from Williams to the Grand Canyon Depot. It is a railway that was opened in 1901 but closed in 1968 through lack of use. it reopened in 1989 to take tourists on the two hour plus, 65 mile trip, up to the Grand Canyon Rim. Gerry and I thought that all we were getting was a return train ride but the journey was a lot m...

Leaving Las Vegas (no us, not the film) today Saturday, we headed towards our next stop at a small town in Arizona, called Williams. From Williams, a steam train goes up to the Grand Canyon and will be our trip on Sunday. On our journey, we saw amazing scenery. Huge open dessert lands and mountain ranges. Much of it with no sign of human habitation. We stopped at the Hoover Dam. A visionary feat of engineering and human endeavour. The stats were staggering. We ...