Nov. 18....Wednesday....Grand Canyon

Spent a lovely two days with my bro and sis-in-law Mark and Betsy Kogan in Scottsdale...it was nice to be in a big bed and use a full-size shower! Played golf at WR - not too badly given I haven't played in six weeks....had nice walks with all around Estancia where they live, with Molly and their pup, Camy...and nice dinners out with friends...Molly DID have her first run-in with a cholla....Thankfully, it stuck to her lower "forearm", and I was able to yank it off her with her just giving a small yelp. It could have been much worse:

Left this morning and drove two hours northwest to Prescott...a cute little town with a bunch of good-looking restaurants...had a walk with Molly around town before settling in for some yummy southwest cuisine...love carnitas!

Then it was another couple of hours drive to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, where we are now hooked up in the RV park....we were here years ago and it is still a surprise to see how big and gorgeous it is! Caught it just as the sun was setting.....

Found a big open forest adjacent to the campground where we could let Molly run (illegally off-leash)....There is some snow on the ground from the storm earlier in the week, and it will be below freezing tonight, I think. But it is nice and toasty inside! Opened a nice bottle of wine, and we'll soon have orecchiette and meatballs, and salad....P.S. Some have asked about where we have dinner, so I took this pic tonight:

Tomorrow we'll do some more sight-seeing and hiking around the South Rim before making the two and a half hour drive to Monument Valley just across the border in Utah....we'll stay there tomorrow night....and we'll be heading towards home....