An early start this morning to drive out to Panguitch Lake to see where David was skating. Along the way we saw elk again, they are amazing to watch bouncing along and then running up the steep rocky hillsides.
The lake is really popular in summer, with baches scattered along the shoreline. There were a few ice fishermen trying their luck. We stopped to talk to one man as he pulled up a brown trout and then released it again. The take it really seriously and set up on the ice with a tent, heater and the guy we spoke to even had a fish sonar.
Once the cars were packed we drove south to join up with the main road to the Grand Canyon. A couple of very pleasant stops along the way, one at Cave Dwellers where we talked to some local Navajo Indian women who were selling locally made jewellery. As we travelled through the Navajo Reservation it was clear that this is the main source of income for many of the local people. Seeing the vast areas of useless land that has been retuned to the people is really sad. They may have the land, but there are no resources and they just become paupers in their own place.
We also drove through Lee Ferry National Park. The road took us down to the edge of the Colorado River - it was cold! There were more amazing rock formations and red cliffs. While we were there, we caught a brief glimpse of some chipmunks and a coyote. We couldn’t get close to either, but it was pretty cool.
Once we got into Grand Canyon National Park we stopped at the First Glimpse Lookout. The sun was beginning to set and showed up the contrasting colours of the Canyon walls. It was getting dark so we headed straight to Yavapai Lodge, our home for the next couple of nights. The rooms are set amongst the trees about half a mile from the edge of the Canyon. We are looking forward to exploring some of the rim trails tomorrow.
Have had more weather extremes today, 22F (-7C) and 65F (19C). Glorious blue skies and now a super moon. How lucky are we!
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