We had another early start this morning as we left Kingman and headed toward Grand Canyon National Park. We picked up Route 66 and followed it until Williams, Arizona where we stopped to pick up a cup of joe from the American Flyer Coffee House. Heading out of Williams we picked up 40 until Flagstaff where we decided to again be a little adventurous and take a more scenic route. Traveling on 180 we added an extra 33 or so miles through Coconino and Kaibab National Forests. Snow covered the ground starting on Route 66 all the way into Grand Canyon National Park. We took some time traveling along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon before watching the sun set over Hopi Point. Tomorrow we go back into the park and hopefully hike down into the canyon.
An abandoned service station sits along Route 66 in Arizona on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
An abandoned service station sits along Route 66 in Arizona on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
An abandoned service station sits along Route 66 in Arizona on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
An antique truck sits behind an abandoned service station along Route 66 in Arizona on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Snow dusts the mountains along Route 66 in Arizona on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Snow covers the brush next to Route 66 in Arizona on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Snow covers the brush next to Route 66 in Arizona on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A barn sits along Route 66 in Arizona as snow covers the ground on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Cows graze on snow covered grass in a pasture along Route 66 in Arizona on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Route 66 runs through downtown Williams, Arizona on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Cat tails and snow cover a field along AZ 180 on the way to Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A farmstead lays in the shadow of one of the mountains along Route 180 on the way to Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A view of Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A view of Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A view of Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A view of Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A view of Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A view of Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A view of Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A view of Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
A view of Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park take in the view from the South Rim on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Snow covers the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Sunlight kisses the top ridges of Grand Canyon National Park from Hopi Point on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Sunlight kisses the top ridges of Grand Canyon National Park from Hopi Point on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Sunlight kisses the top ridges of Grand Canyon National Park from Hopi Point on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Sunlight kisses the top ridges of Grand Canyon National Park from Hopi Point on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
The sun sets over Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
The Colorado River can be seen in the bottom right as sunlight kisses the top ridges of Grand Canyon National Park from Hopi Point on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Sunlight kisses the top ridges of Grand Canyon National Park from Hopi Point on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Sunlight kisses the top ridges of Grand Canyon National Park from Hopi Point on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Sunlight kisses the top ridges of Grand Canyon National Park from Hopi Point on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
The sun sets over Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.