This is our second time in Williams, we stayed overnight in January on our way south. We are here because it has the closest RV park to the Grand Canyon. Contrary to what we had originally planned - to wait on a visit to the Grand Canyon until the South by Southwest Caravan - we decided to come now and hike, which we might not be able to do on a caravan. When I checked on availability of RV camping in the Park, they were all booked up until June. Next best is Williams, 60 miles away.
Just north of Phoenix we were warned to watch out for wild burros.
Since we were heading north of Phoenix, we said good-bye to saguaro cactus.
Soon we were beginning our climb into the mountains where we had....
marvelous vistas.
We also began to glimpse Mt. Humphreys, at 12,637ft the highest peak in Arizona.
Mt. Humphreys is one in a chain of extinct volcanos in the San Francisco Mountain Range 11 miles north of Flagstaff.
We stopped at an interstate rest stop and, once again, noticed that they have jailed their vending machines.
Almost to Flagstaff.
At Flagstaff we made a sharp left turn off I-17 back onto I-40 (and Route 66). Then it was 30-miles to Williams - in the increasing wind.
So are you booked up for another caravan? I can't wait to see all your Grand Canyon pictures. That's on my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteWe're on a waiting list for the Southwest Adventure Caravan - a very popular one! We probably won't go this year, but maybe next year, 2018.
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