Still Beautiful Weather

February 28, 2007
but now is cold here in Williams AZ. We left Las Vegas Saturday morning and were on the road again. Mostly seeing more great scenery. Most of it is just indescribable, but if you have been in this area you know.
Around Kingman AZ we decided to take off the interstate onto Rte 66. We stopped at the Grand Canyon Caverns. Yeah! an elevator to take us down! Of course there was still lots of walking up and down in the cave. This cave has been a tourist attraction since 1927. Originally they lowered you down in a bucket with an oil lantern and you could look around as much as you can see by that lantern. Not happening with me! And they charged 25 cents for you to trust them and the rope. It is a "dry cavern" meaning there is no water and so is no longer active in making new stalagtites or stalagmites or crystals. It is so dry they found a mummified bobcat who had fallen in many years ago and broken it's hip. Also the very well preserved skeleton of a giant sloth presumably from the ice age. The guide had quite a patter, some not quite believable. Who remembers the Cuban missile crisis aand Bay of Pigs? Some of you can surely remember studying about it! Well, during that crisis, the cave was designated a shelter and the gov't loaded them up with supplies to keep 2000 people alive for 2 weeks. It is all still there, including the 3 rolls of toilet paper. Think there would have been fights over those? We sure are spoiled. Anyway my mind flashed back to college and everyone standing around the teletype as the news was coming in about the crisis. (If you need to know what a teletype is, just ask).
We continued into Williams, found our hotel and just rested. This hotel does not have coffee pots in the room, so we went to Family Dollar and bought one, just to be able to have hot water and make hot chocolate or oatmeal.
This morning we attended church services. There were 15 at services. What wonderful, friendly, loving people. Had a really good Bible study. The first people we met are in the process of moving to Mt. Home AR. and their children live in Henderson and White House, TN. Then the really exciting part of the day - are you ready for this? Are you sure you can handle it? We went to the laundromat and did our laundry! Whoo-ho. Tomorrow is train day and we are so looking forward to it.
Love to all-- God Bless,Don and Pat