We drove from Williams AZ to Kanab Utah. It was a bit over 5 hours of driving. It took us across miles of the Navaho tribal lands, where we stopped a bit to take in view points. We also stopped at the Glen Canyon Dam. It was 173 feet below full, at 23% capacity. No snow this past winter is tough on the water supply for millions of people. And while it is much less important it also meant that for the fourth time I did not get to see the Rainbow Bridge National Monument. The boats cannot reach the area with this little water in the lake. I believe I will X that one off my list.
We stopped at one of the scores of places to hike in the Grand Staircase Esclante National Monument at the Toadstool. It is a one mile out and then back the same trail. It was quite hot, about 88 degrees in full sun. It is a neat hike to a very interesting rock formation, actually several of them, that gives the hike its name. After, we continued on Route 89 to Kanab our base for four days. We arrived at a most perfect VRBO, just delightful with wonderful hosts next door who insisted we do not go into town for a laundry but use their own.
We ate an excellent dinner at Rocking V Cafe in town. Cowboy Chicken was mine with “to die for” potatoes and corn while Jill had the Grand Staircase, a multi-layered tortilla with veggies, cheeses, some greens and a green chili sauce. We had no leftovers to bring back to the house.
And Ice Cream. Yay, Spike. We had excellent homemade unique ice cram at the Brown Box. Jill had a lavender - lemon and I, a nutter butter. We will be back.
We are planning a slower, not too much drving day tomorrow to explore the town and the area. Then a long day at Zion.
