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Day 32. Tusayan, AZ to Williams, AZYesterday: Day 31. Tusayan, AZ (the Grand Canyon)Tomorrow: Day 33. Williams, AZ to Prescott, AZ
10 September, 2003 -- Day 32.
The ride today was truly benign. I got rolling pretty late -- at around 10.30am. Starting from around 6600 feet altitude, the road dropped to around 6000 feet over the first 20 miles or so into a small town called Valle where I stopped for a little lunch. From there, the road tilted ever so slightly upward, climbing up to 7000 feet just outside of Williams, where I am staying the night tonight. A couple times leaving and re-entering the Kaibab National Forest, I was reminded of some of the most successful accomplishments of the U.S. Government -- namely National Parks, National Monuments and National Forests. I certainly have had my share of them over the last few hundreds of miles of the trip, and have enjoyed every bit of every one of them. Awesome. Williams is a town of a couple thousand, which calls itself the Gateway to the Grand Canyon. The depot of the famous Grand Canyon Railroad is here, which takes passengers through the forests and over the hills up to Grand Canyon Village... the list of famous people who have enjoyed this train ride is actually quite impressive. I checked into the hotel, showered, ate some mexican food and enjoyed a margarita and will hit the sack early tonight with the intention of getting an early start tomorrow. I will continue my ride south toward Cave Creek, a Phoenix suburb where I will spend about 5 days hanging out with friends. I have about 190 miles to cover in 2 days. Wish me luck.
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