Today was Grand Canyon day. Milt picked me up at 7 and we were off. It's about 2 hours from Sedona. Milt hadn't been for a while and when I was there in 2008, the Hermit's Rest road was closed for reconstruction, so I had never seen that area of the park. The roads to the canyon were in good condition and the roads within the canyon had a few patches of snow where the sun didn't reach, but were otherwise in good condition. I had been a bit worried about that.
We decided to concentrate on the Hermit's Rest area and spent the whole day there. Drove down to the end, stopping at viewpoints that looked interesting. The Hermit's Rest building is fascinating—it has a HUGE fireplace.
We drove back and went to lunch at El Tovar—Milt was dying to have their chili which he had found a recipe for someplace. He said it lived up to his expectations. We scored a table with a view of the canyon!
The food was good but the service was unpolished. The waitress brought the appetizer at the same time as the entrée. And what is with the strange affectation of all the servers keeping their left hands behind their backs??? It comes off as very forced and serves no useful purpose that I can think of. I'm used to formal service on ships and they don't do anything like that.
Anyway, after lunch, we returned to the Hermit's Rest road and explored more lookouts. Some of the paths were clear, others had a lot of snow and ice. We were scouting for the best place to shoot photos in the late afternoon light. Will see how I did when I upload my photos.
We left as the sun set and had an uneventful trip back to Sedona. The road through Oak Creek Canyon is quite an experience in the dark! What luxury for me—two nights in the same hotel. Packing in and packing out every day is getting a bit old.
On to Mesa tomorrow.
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