Day and Date: September 5 - 8, 2017 Miles to next Stop:: 259 miles Time Leaving: 7:30 a.m. Temp: 63 to 101 degrees (overall) Accrued miles to Date: 11,260 Saying for the day: Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy. 5th: Travel day. Wild Horse Pass, Big Bug Creek, Bloody Basin Rd., Gully's Gulch, Table/Mesa Rd. (?). Fun names we passed. So many Saguaro Cactus dotting the sides of the road! One that...

Date: 9/1,2,3,4, 2017 Miles to next Stop: 259 miles Time Leaving: 7:55 a.m. Temp: Low 80 degrees/high 102 degrees Accrued miles to Date: 11,260 Saying for the day: Life is a journey, not a competition 1st: A arrived in Mayer, AZ 2nd: It's fun to get up and see a whole covey of Gambel's Quail, 3 families of Dad, Mom, and 4 babies, 18 in all. Next to the trailer is an enormous butterfly bush (10'x10') that's a Mecca for butterflies, as well as humming...

GOODBY GRAND CANYON Dates: August 29, 30, 31 2017 Temp: 51 or 52 degrees each a.m. Highs around 80. Saying for the day: The piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colors in your mind. We had a great time these 3 days, mostly relaxing, walking around the fun town - Route 66 - waving to the Grand Canyon train as it goes by, and of course, some catch up on cleaning the truck and getting laundry done. We've met some folks...

Friday, August 25, 2017 Miles to next Stop: 215 miles Time Leaving: 8:15 a.m. Temp: 80 degrees Accrued miles to Date: 10,630 Saying for the day: It doesn't matter if the glass is ½ full or ½ empty, be grateful you have a glass and there's something in it. 25th - Pass Hoover Dam (Boulder City) and Lake Mead. Red Rock mtns all around. Road Runners and the ever present Crows and Ravens inhabit these parts. Sorry no pics, we had to take a road ...