Took the day off from chasing Route 66 and did a side trip up to the Grand Canyon. It was about a 2 hour drive north of Flagstaff and an enjoyable trip. My fear of heights kicked in a few times standing near the edge of that big old hole in the ground but I managed to hang in there and keep from falling in!
Driving back, I decided to get a hotel in Sedona and had a very interesting event take place just outside of Sedona. I'm thinking that someone got hurt climbing on the nearby rocks and the local sheriff blocked off the road just as I was going by.
There had been a helicopter flying around and all of a sudden he came down over my truck and landed on the highway in front of me. The medics then transferred someone on a stretcher from their ambulance into the copter and off he went.
It was very warm in this area today. My truck thermometer showed +33C and I got to sit in that heat and enjoy it for about half an hour.
I didn't get a good feel for Sedona.. that, and the fact that every hotel was booked made me change plans and head out to Prescott where I stayed last nite. It was also an interesting drive as I went through areas that traversed a huge mountain peak at Jerome AZ - another impactful part of my journey where I couldn't bring myself to look down the steep edges of my highway.
Turned out that Prescott was, in my opinion, a much prettier city... lots of old buildings and historic sites.
Life is Good!
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