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On Our Way to the Grand Canyon
Posted by Coral on October 14, 2008We decided to break up the drive so we made a few stops along the way to the Grand Canyon (remember we live in a small town were it takes about 10 min. to get from one side to the other so we are not used to long drives 
). On Wednesday, we drove for awhile then pulled off to the side of the road in the RV, ate and then went to sleep.
Thursday morning we headed to Flagstaff picked up a few things at Safeway and Savers, which was right next store( I can’t pass up a good thrift store, or garage sale), while Jeff did some work in the RV. From there we headed onto Sunset Crater, camped at the Bonito Campground, and checked out the surroundings. That afternoon we visited the Crater. P fell twice on the slippery rocks and badly scraped her knee, however she was still up for and asking us to read all the info at each station along the trail. She picked up a big Basalt rock and wanted to bring it home, but she couldn’t 
. She did however later find a smaller rock at our camp sight that she could take. We sat in the Crater parking lot the rest of the day Jeff worked, kids played, and I read. Come evening, back at the campground I made dinner, While Jeff and the girls made a fire and roasted some mellows. That’s right we let them have dessert before dinner, all’s fair on vacation 
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Here is our Bonito campsite:
Girls and I outside the visitors center :
Jeff and the kids next to a Spatter Cone (where lava used to explode out of the ground) :
Friday we drove to Wupatki National Monument ruins (very cool):
Girl in the ruins game arena:
Lunch in the RV:
Later Friday we headed to the Grand Canyon! I’ll write about it in the next post. I hope you have the stamina to hear about our whole trip. I’ll break it up into segments. This might take a while 
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We are greatful to you for adding us on your e-mail list ! The shared experience is such an inspiration. Good travelling !
Carey, Mel, Adriana , Zach , and Caryn
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