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 ...

August 22, 23, and 24, 2017 Miles to next Stop: 364 miles. Time Leaving: 7:35 a.m. Temp: 70 degrees, warm and sunny Saying for the day: Definition of a friend: someone who says nice things about you even when you're not around. 22nd: Pass through several tiny towns, almost looking like Ghost Towns. Lots of sagebrush and Joshua trees along the way. Pass a small Caldera (a caldron type of depression after large amts. of magma/lava have erupted quickly, fr...

Day and Date: August 19, 20, 21, 2017 Temp: 65 degrees, high of 92 Saying for the day: Don't every save anything for a special occasion, being alive is a special occasion. 19th: This is a nice park and lots of paths for walking, which we did in the a.m. right away before it got hot. Searched the town for Eclipse glasses but none anywhere, all sold out. IGA had 3,000 of them and, all gone! 20th: Leave at 7:40 a.m. and 65 degrees again; watch ...