Thursday, May 29, 2014

Sedona- Marathon Rally







On Friday, we loaded up in the tour bus and went to Sedona. A Huge fire, called the SLIDER fire, (named for Slide rock) in Oak Creek Canyon was only 5% contained and we had to go about 30 miles out of the way to get there, but once there, it was beautiful. No Smoke!
We ate lunch at at a wonderful restaurant called Rene's.....probably the best food of the rally........!  Then took the Pink Jeep tour....up a trail, and I got great pictures!

Monday, May 26, 2014

Marathon Coach Grand Canyon Rally.....May 19-25th, 2014

In all the places that we have been, we have never actually been to the Grand Canyon!
Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam, Moab, Utah......all around it, but not actually TO it.

We arrived on Monday night the 18th, and they had a bar-b-que get together for early arrivals......
Tuesday, the actual Rally started and we went to register and pick up our packets.
Wednesday morning, we boarded the train and took the 90minute ride to the southern rim.
Upon arrival, we ate lunch at the El Tovar Lodge....wonderful, elegant, dark wood....old lodge, hotel.
Then we took the shuttle several stops to the end of the trail and walked back up the hill to the lodge, all along the edge.





we watched a very colorful Indian dance, bought some souvenirs, then boarded the train home.
On the way, the train slowed and we got "robbed" by the same Cataract Canyon Cowboys that held the shootout, earlier! haha!
 
Many of the people stayed overnight at the Lodge, but we came home that afternoon, because of all the critters!