Today was a very long day of travel, starting at 2:45 AM to get to Hopkins by 4:00 AM. The airport was packed! The TSA line stretched the length of the airport, but kudos to those working the security checkpoint; I got through in record time. Flying out at 6:00 AM and then a 2 hour layover in Nashville, I landed in Phoenix about 11:00 AM Arizona time (2:00 PM our time). Then a 4 hour drive to the Grand Canyon which turned into 5 due to torrential rains, hail, and 2 detours caused by accidents. When I got to my motel, The Red Feather Lodge, it was barely raining and quickly cleared. The motel is nothing fancy, but it is clean and newly remodeled and a short drive from the gate to the park. Dropping
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