After last nights blizzard on the way to Kanab we thought we were done with storms. We were wrong.
Since the road to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon was still closed we decided to go south by way of Page and the Glen Canyon Dam. We're glad we did as the kids loved the Visitor's Center at the Glen Canyon Dam (well, they loved the gift shop, anyway. I've never seen kids so wound up over little plastic flashlights!). Corwyn and Devyn got their Junior Ranger badges and after lunch in Page headed south for Flagstaff. 2 more storms coming down: a sandstorm after the Tuba City junction and a snowstorm going by Flagstaff.
Then it was easy; just a quick 25 mile drive through Oak Creek Canyon into Sedona. But when we got to Sedona it was crowded and unrecognizable; I guess it has been 11 years since we were last here. Things have gotten even more touristy and with all the new shops, hotels, and new age crystal vortex pyramid healing powers of the mind massage and holistic well-being centers (I can feel it working already!) it seemed to be bursting at the seams. Maybe the cold/wet weather we are supposed to get this weekend here will drive some of the people away (really bad odds).
Well, we've had a good dinner, played a game about the Grand Canyon (Corwyn's purchase from the dam gift shop), got the kids to bed, and caught up on missed events from back home (Corywn took 1st in state charter school photography for his age group! and Devyn took 2nd for his). Now it's time to relax and ZZzzzzzzzzz......
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