Tally Ho Travelers

One of our most anticipated stops was the Grand Canyon.  We booked a stay at the Grand Canyon Railway RV Park, in Williams, AZ.  It is a nice park with the train that runs from Williams up to the Grand Canyon.  There is also a hotel there.  Downtown Williams is just a short walk up the road from the hotel & RV park.  A quaint downtown with lots of shops. Drove up to the Grand Canyon, about an hour drive.  The anticipation was growing.  Once we walked the walkway up to the first viewpoint - I cried.  There are no words to explain the beauty, the massiveness, and the awe of the Grand Canyon.  I realize while there we only saw a portion of this beautiful place.  Hopefully, one day, we'll get to see more.  At the time we were there the North Entrances were still closed due to snow. Steve also got his cowboy hat while in Williams and we had to stop in at the Grand Canyon Brewery & Distillery.  We had a nice lunch outsid...

During our stay in Homolovi State Park we took a drive down to Holbrook, AZ to see the Petrified Forest National Park and the Painted Desert.   The park runs north to south (or vice-versa) and only takes a few hours to enjoy, unless you want to walk the trails and spend many more hours exploring. In the southern portion of the park you'll find the major concentrations of the colorful petrified wood.  As you head further north, you'll begin to notice the colorful banded badlands rising up before you - welcome to the Painted Desert. The petrified wood in Arizona's park is generally estimated to be around 225 million years old, dating back to the Late Triassic Epoch of the Mesozoic Era.  Petrified wood forms when the wood is buried under sediment or volcanic ash.  This prevents the wood from decaying due to lack of oxygen.  Over time the groundwater, carrying minerals, seeps into the wood and gradually replaces the organic material with minerals.  This creates...