I found the drive from New Mexico to Arizona particularly difficult. Driving through the desert, in and out of cell service zones made for a not-so-interesting drive. The part that was intriguing was the conundrum of Daylight Savings Time + Arizona (who does not follow Daylight Savings) + Hopi Nation in Arizona (who does follow Daylight Savings) + a time zone change from New Mexico to Arizona. I'm not sure how this perfect storm happened all within a 4 hour drive, but it did... And it took me about an hour to figure out what time it would be in various parts of our drive. (For example: It was 10am in New Mexico, remained 10am as we entered Hopi Nation of Arizona, but then switched to 11am as the rest of Arizona switched from Mountain Time to Pacific Time since they don't follow Daylight Savings. Even our car and phones were confused; for about an hour, they told us different times!)
We drove past Flagstaff and decided to take the out-of-the-way detour to head to the long-awaited Grand Canyon. Upon our arrival, we mapped out different look-outs and viewpoints that we wanted to stop at. We got on a couple different tour buses, and when we got out at our first look-out, I couldn't help but gasp. I had seen pictures and heard stories about the Grand Canyon, I knew I wanted to go, but I don't think anything can prepare for the sheer beauty and vastness of this place! In fact, I don't even think my words can do it justice... Suffice it to say that I could not stop thinking and saying things like, "How can something this beautiful exist on Earth?!" I will include some pictures, but just know that they don't do it justice!
We went back to Flagstaff late, grabbed dinner, and went to bed absolutely exhausted. It was SO worth it though!
Next stop? Las Vegas, NV!
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