After arriving at Las Vegas and spending a night at Flagstaff, AZ, it was time to head to the main event – visiting Grand Canyon National Park.
I had always been fascinated with the great Southwest of the United States. The fact that you don’t see anyone for hundreds of miles and can go on for hours together before finding a stop that you really wanted to visit. I live in Michigan, so I am attracted to kind of things that the Southwest has to offer and love going there whenever I can.
Today started off with us checking out of our hotel. The plan was to get out of Flagstaff and head straight to the Grand Canyon. We wanted to visit both the South and North rim of the canyons, before heading to LA where some of my friends used to live.
The one thing which I still remember and I often praise myself for that is before heading to the Canyons, we stopped at Wendy’s for a quick breakfast. After finishing the breakfast, I got myself a Hamburger for the road. When I got it, I didn’t know where I was going to eat, but I knew it would come handy somewhere in the Canyons.
As we were driving on the road, with the Canyons on the left and huge rocks on the right, we stopped at numerous spots where we could click some beautiful pictures and witness the magic of the mother earth, who could create this majestic natural scene over the period of hundreds and thousands of years.
I still remember looking at the Flintstone Campground board, which was enough to bring back so many childhood memories, when I used to watch Flintstone cartoons. It was nostalgic.
I remember driving through the Canyons for almost 3-4 hours, that’s when I started to get hungry and remembered about the Hamburger that had been sitting in the car for that long a time. We parked the car at one of the viewpoints and I got the hamburger out of the car and I couldn’t fathom the feeling of having a hamburger at the top of the Grand Canyon. It was a surreal feeling, for a foodie like myself. It might not come out as a big thing for someone, but for me, it was a moment that I won’t ever forget. I simply loved sitting on the rocks, looking at the huge Canyons, and taking bites of my hamburger. I wish I could go back in time.
Anyway, it was time to check out the South Rim of the Canyon, when we found out that it was closed for weeks due to something. It was heartening to find it out, but we were glad that we would be able to reach LA before expected time, as both of us were tired.
The car ride back to LA was smooth as I remember driving on the I-5 for the first time and rechecking the Google Maps, when it showed me a total of 9 lanes on the I-5. That’s when I realized how big this freeway was and couldn’t contain my excitement when I realized that. We reached LA safely and I was ready to just crash on the bed after spending more than 8 hours behind the wheel.
It was a long, tiring day!
Next stop: Orange County LA, CA, USA.
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