So on Thursday morning bright and early I said a teary goodbye to Skye and got on the highway just in time to belt "here I go again on my ooown!" along with the radio. I arrived in Arizona to stay the night in a cabin at the KOA in Seligman, AZ.

Friday morning we woke up prepared to get back on the road but quickly realized that we were less than 100 miles from the Grand Canyon and neither of us had ever been. So we did what any two free spirits would do - postponed our trips for a day to go visit one of the wonders of the world!

(Thomas looks kind of mad in this photo, but I swear he wasn't!)
The Grand Canyon was everything we had both imagined it would be: at once beautiful, overwhelming, crowded and expensive. Needless to say it was a fabulous break from the 40mph headwinds Thomas had been biking in and way for me to recharge before my first farm.
I arrived Saturday evening at my first farm in Arroyo Seco, NM (just north of Taos). The drive here from Albuquerque is amazing! Its pretty much uphill the whole way except every time you reach the top of a particular hill the landscape has completely changed on the other side! You drive from wide open desert into rolling hills and suddenly mountains appear out of nowhere rising over the wide, flat plain where Taos is located. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are really only rivaled in beauty by the Rio Grande gorge which sits just a short distance away.

The landscape here is absolutely gorgeous and as I get farther into the week I will try to update with more information. In the mean time, here is some proof:

So glad you had the chance to see the Grand Canyon - it must have been awesome!! The pictures you have posted here and on Thomas' blog are beautiful!! Have a good week, Whitney.
ReplyDeletegorgeous photos. I've never seen the grand canyon but there's nothing like Taos in the spring. Jealous and happy for you at the same time. -michael
ReplyDeleteWhitney! I'm so proud of you. I'm sure your journey is only going to get even better. I've never seen the Grand Canyon before and your pictures make me want to see it more!
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