Leaving Vegas and hopefully I'll see the Grand Canyon this time.

Well at least I got a good nights sleep last night. I'm up at 5am, so hopefully I'll be on the road for 7am. As I open up the curtains, the sun is already starting to rise. For some reason I'm not a go getter in the morning, so I don't hit the road till 8am

That's the strip way down there. By staying way out here in Henderson, it gives me a 1/2 hour jump. I'm glad I did, plus no losing in the casino.

As luck would have it, the casino next to the hotel was closed down. I'll take that as a hint.

I bought these to help out with the bad motel coffee, now I just have to remember where I packed it.

All loaded and ready to go. The drive down to Kingman was fast, thanks to the new highway 93 Hoover dam bypass bridge.

The only thing that sucks is that you can't see anything while driving over it. I guess that's not a bad thing. Though, that didn't stop a few tourists from pulling over by the bridge anyway.

The rest of the drive down to Kingman was relaxing. Desert driving, I find is really nice, the sweeping curbs and some long straights make for a really relaxing drive. that and almost no traffic.

Time for a coffee break. since I can't really  be bothered to hunt for a Starbucks, I'll take the McDonalds instead.

Just what I needed. the break also gives me time to update the blog. but now I must be off, my first stop is Seligman, AZ. I Drive through town but find nothing of interest this time. I don't need any souvenirs and I'm not really hungry, so too bad. So now back on I 40. The nice part about I-40 is the speed limit in Arizona. It's set at  75 mph, plus I usually add a little on top, so I set the cruise control at 80 miles an hour. A couple of hours later, I see the sign for Williams and the Grand Canyon. I'm getting closer. but time for a gas stop.

Gatorade in/coffee out, gas up, and a nice break. 55 miles later I get to the park. What a nice smell of pine trees. The line up wasn't to bad and bikes pay less (cars $25, motorcycles $12. As I get to the parking lot I see these guys.

All the cars parking don't seem to bother the elk. That and the hunting ban in the park. The nice thing about the bike is you can usually park right up front.

Just off to my right is this little guy. These guys are way too tame. Anyway, I came here for a reason.

Wow, you really have no idea how big the Grand Canyon is until till you see it. These poor pic really don't do the canyon justice.

It really is a long way down.

For those of you wondering, hey, isn't it mother's day, and your at the Grand Canyon? No worries, as I took my mom out to Joe's crab shack last week and gave her a mother's day phone call from the Canyon.

Where's the river?

That's it way down there.

Want to go to the bottom. Here are some guidelines on how long it will take. I decided to pass ;-)

Like any other Natural wonder, you can only look for so long and its time to be off. Now for the test, would I go back again? The answer is yes, it is yes. The drive back to Williams, AZ is ok, except having to overtake motorhomes every 5 min.

Fill up the bike for tomorrow, supplies for the ride and the room and I'm off to check in. When I was talking to the gas station clerk he was talking about the snow storm they had yesterday. Bikers with snow build up on their windshields. Glad I wasn't here yesterday.

I check in and relax, a few hours of TV and I'm off to bed, I'm tired, but its been a good day.

Today's mileage : 330 miles / 531 km