Grand Canyon Trip Day 3

Got another 8am start today, it was 50 degrees with sunny, blue skies. Didn't take long for the day to warm up and get HOT! And yes, it is still windy, we just deal with it. The air here is so dry, our noses are getting dry from being in the wind. I'm sure if you camped here there would be no dew in the morning.

Our first stop was the painted desert and petrified forest. We're talking really beautiful riding! We met lots of other bikers, talked to some from Germany, France, and South Africa!. Apparently Route 66 is a poplular destination for foreign biker tourists. We met a couple riding from Monett, MO, too. Motorcycling is really a very social, friendly bunch.

This is just a pic of our bikes parked at an overlook in the desert.

This is my roomate, Dave. Our second trip rooming together, we get along well.

Our second stop was Winslow, Arizona, where we "stood on the corner." There was an old flatbed ford there, too, in case you were wondering.

Next we went to the Meteor Crater, a big hole in the ground. The altitude was 5780 feet. The clouds rolled in and we rode the last leg for the day, a 45 min trek up to Flagstaff, we gained about 2000 more feet in that distance, it cooled off a lot more, and now we can smell the pine trees. We rode around 200 miles today.

Tomorrow we head out at 0730 to see the Grand Canyon itself. Supposed to get down to 39 degrees tonight. I brought warm clothes, but hope it warms up fast.