Cross Country Road Trip- USA

Travel time: August 2007  |  by Christina E.

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Driving in the wee hours of the morning had its advantages. For one, it was easy to go at neck-breaking speed since no one (besides us and the few truckers) were on the roads.

At around 5am, since neither Jen nor I slept the previous night, we slowed to a halt and realized we would need to get some shut-eye. Since we were on a budget and were too lazy to look for any cheap motels, we decided our first night's stop would be at Love's .

Jen plays around with the GPS

Jen plays around with the GPS

Ahhh... the (un)comforts of the Chevy Aveo

Ahhh... the (un)comforts of the Chevy Aveo

Our 'motel' for the night

Our 'motel' for the night

Gas is cheap

Gas is cheap

Welcome to Arizona

Welcome to Arizona

We woke around 7am and drove the remaining 3 hours until we reached The Grand Canyon.

Along the way, we saw an interesting little town called, Seligman. We decided to stop by for a brief visit.

Seligman, AZ- Home of Route 66

Seligman, AZ- Home of Route 66

Sounds yummy!

Sounds yummy!

I wouldn't mind being locked up here

I wouldn't mind being locked up here

A deserted ghost town...wait, that's redundant...

A deserted ghost town...wait, that's redundant...

The wild buffalo!

The wild buffalo!

That's a lotta moonshine

That's a lotta moonshine

We defile this moose/elk ...

We defile this moose/elk ...

After our pit stop at Seligman, we FINALLY arrive into The Grand Canyon around 3pm.

But first, we are starving so we decide to grab something to eat and hang around to buy some souvenirs. The souvenir stand didn't have the travel pins I was looking for but the lady told me that a general store down the street would have them.

A lot of creativity went into naming this establishment

A lot of creativity went into naming this establishment

After passing the slow cars on a one-lane highway, we finally see the entrance to the canyon.

The Grand-- but beautiful-- Canyon

The Grand-- but beautiful-- Canyon

Cute little squirrel

Cute little squirrel

Gorgeous

Gorgeous

Jen and Christina- near the ledge...ooh, we are craaazy!

Jen and Christina- near the ledge...ooh, we are craaazy!

From a distance

From a distance

In sepia..

In sepia..

Cheese-uh!

Cheese-uh!

South Rim, Grand Canyon

South Rim, Grand Canyon

At the ledge

At the ledge

Fob alert

Fob alert

These trees were everywhere

These trees were everywhere

The Buddha Point

The Buddha Point

I look like I'm picking at something

I look like I'm picking at something

Gazing into the vast beauty of it all

Gazing into the vast beauty of it all

Evidence of thousands of years of erosion

Evidence of thousands of years of erosion

Jen-jen

Jen-jen

Breathtaking

Breathtaking

College roomies

College roomies

More of those trees

More of those trees

Our first Amish sighting

Our first Amish sighting

At the ledge... eeks!

At the ledge... eeks!

After our little excursion in the canyons, we drove back down and hung out at the Flintstone's Campground. Since we were left no choice but to buy the weekly entrance pass into the Canyons for $25, but only had a day to stay, we didn't feel like giving up our money that quickly. So the search for a potential buyer only made sense. We asked around and to our slackers' annoyance, apparently most people are planners, and already had their passes in advance. But, we weren't ready to be defeated that quickly. Finally, at this campground, we came across a family of procrastinators, proposed our plan to them, and earned ourselves $14 extra more dollars for gas. Sweet!

Yabba dabba doo

Yabba dabba doo

Where's dino?

Where's dino?

I must've been very excited to be here

I must've been very excited to be here

Heading for New Mexico...

Heading for New Mexico...

© Christina E., 2007
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The trip
 
Description:
The cross country road trip that has failed to materialize for 3 years but finally, fulfilled in the year of 2007. Two (crazy) girls set out one early Tuesday morning and in their journey's wake, meet transvestites, cute boys, get bitten by mosquitoes, get pierced with rusty nails and squirted in the eye with 'porn sausage', hang with bums and riffraffs at Union Station....
Details:
Start of journey: Aug 07, 2007
Duration: 11 days
End of journey: Aug 17, 2007
Travelled countries: United States
The Author
 
Christina E. is an active author on break-fresh-ground. since 17 years.
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