Day Four: A beautiful sunrise met us this morning and we decided, based on my aversion to heights and ledges, to split up and see seperate areas.=. The guys headed on a four mile hike along Bright Angel Trail and I took the 9 mile Rim Trail from the Village to Hermits Rest. Majestic views were had by all and we all slept quite well.
Day Five: We started the day with the obligatory photo “On the Corner of Winslow, Arizona” complete with the song playing on the radio as we made our way down the road, for a long stretch of driving through the Painted Desert loop with a stop in The Petrified National Forest, ending in Globe Arizona at The Dream Manor Inn.
Day Six: We set out early for another day with lots of miles to cover, with our first stop in Oracle, Arizona to visit Biosphere 2, which was in one word, amazing. The original purpose behind biosphere was to create a closed environment in which 8 people were sealed for a year to live. It is now owned by the University of Arizona and used as a control to test all kinds of potential environmental factors. Leaving we headed southwest to Tombstone with all of the necessary stops like the OK Corral and Big Nose Kate’s . We ended the long day of driving, coming full circle for 2 restful days in Phoenix.
All told we traveled 1300 miles and I can honestly say that I have never, in all of my travels, been anywhere quite like Arizona where a 25 minute drive can wholly and completely change the scenery that surrounds you. I am again reminded that while travel abroad is wonderful, there are many amazingly exquisitely places to visit in this great country as well.
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