Spring break in Arizona….I need to split this post up. Here is part one.
Ben and I accidentally left for spring break a day early!!! Silly us, thinking we had an extra day. So the plan was to drive from Monterey, CA to Seligman, AZ and stay a night along historic Route 66, get up super early, make the drive to the Havasupai trailhead, hike down the canyon, camp, hike up, make our way to Sedona for some R&R. So what do we do with the extra day? Stay home? Absolutely not. We got in the truck and decided we’d figure it out along the way. Lucky for us, we got to stay in Seligman for an extra night, taste some local flavor, chat with kind people, and spend the next day walking the South rim of the Grand Canyon to warm up for the next day’s hike.
I had never been to the South rim of the Grand Canyon, only the North rim (which I prefer). Either way, if you every have the opportunity to get to the bottom and visit Phantom Ranch, please do so, it’ll change your life. Evenso, the views from the South rim are absolutely spectacular. Also, there is a lot of geological information to learn as you walk the rim trail. So we had a nice leisurely afternoon just enjoying the views and each other’s company in one of our favorite places.
