Blogs from Williams, Arizona, United States, North America

Weather: sunny and 80s and gorgeous (Vegas), 60s and beautiful (Williams) States: Nevada and Arizona Cities: Las Vegas and Williams Miles: 230 Hours: 3 hrs 15 min Sites: Hoover Dam Restaurant: at Excalibur, Hotel/Home: Lovely Little Log Cabin in Williams VRBO #1083110 Movies: Audible: Resisting Happiness (get you thinking book- has a religious base- it is good) Easter Sunday was perfect. We Packed up our room, grabbed a bite for breakfast and headed to mass on the Strip or behind the Strip, Roman Catholic Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer. That is a mouthful. We arrived early obviously because it is Easter and we are in tourist land and in Vegas. Three bad combinations for arriving to church late. Those who only go on holy days, those who go on vacation and those in Vegas who ... read more

Today we took I-40 from Sun Valley, AZ to Williams, AZ. Williams is a nice central location to Grand Canyon South Rim, Wupatki National Monument, Sedona, Montezuma Castle National Monument and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. This was a nice easy drive, we decided to stay at Canyon Motel & RV Park (they offer passport rates of $20/night, but we are close to the Holiday so had to pay Good Sam's rate of $41/night). The park is nice, quiet, has good Wi-Fi, an indoor pool that is freezing, and is in a great location. Best of all the city has what they call a dark ordinance where no bright lights are to be left on after 10 PM this allows everyone to enjoy the abundance of stars. The park also has cabins you can rent and ... read more

Left Las Vegas for a short drive to Williams, Arizona (40 miles before Flagstaff) for a three day stay that ended up being a week. Had truck problems again like the ones that were repaired in Las Vegas. Flagstaff Ford could not get me in until the following Wednesday so we spent lots of down days here. During this time we looked out of the trailer one evening and had 2 inches of snow. This was an interesting town as it was on Route 66 so had lots of business reflecting that including a Diner 66 which we had dinner at one night. We stayed at the Grand Canyon Railroad RV park which was a nice park, except for the train whistles in the early morning. The train goes from there up to the Grand Canyon ... read more

Dwudniową podróż do Los Angeles słynną Route 66 rozpoczęliśmy solidnym amerykańskim śniadaniem w Williams. Omlet, pieczone ziemniaki i czarna kawa z dolewkami wystarczyły nam praktycznie na cały dzień J W tym czasie pokonaliśmy najciekawszy, 400-milowy, odcinek do Barstow. Prawdziwa Route 66 nie istnieje już od kilkudziesięciu lat. Część trasy została wchłonięta przez kilkupasmową autostradę międzystanową I-40, która w żadnym wypadku nie wzbudza żadnych wzniosłych uczuć. Sama Route 66 jest dokładnie taka, jaką sobie wyobrażaliśmy: długa jednopasmowa droga biegnąca przez tereny praktycznie pustynne, na których z rzadka udawało nam się minąć samochód z naprzeciwka. Przez większość trasy można kontemplować niezakłócony krajobraz. W wymierających miasteczkach można spotkać osoby kultywujące mit wspaniałej trasy poprzez prowadzenie tematycznych knajp i sklepików. Nie brakuje oczywiście ... read more

Geo: 35.4272, -112.318We were up early (I think we are still on Florida time) and ready to go at 7:40 this morning, and no one was more anxious to leave than Beamer. Being in the desert, the hotel didn't have as much as a small patch of grass. Last night when he went for a walk, he stepped on a burr and got it stuck in his foot, which didn't make him very happy. At that point he decided Santa Rosa should be in his rear view mirror, so in the morning he was happy to leave. When we pulled out of the hotel parking lot, the temperature was 50 degrees and the seat heater felt awfully good. It was overcast for several hours and since we were at 5,000 ft., visibility was limited and some ... read more