After another McDonald's breakfast we took off for the park around 8am. We saw a herd of elk. I tried to catch it on the movie camera - we'll see. Unfortunately we were not first in line.
The light was better at that hour (than the middle of the afternoon yesterday) and the different layers of rock stood out more clearly. We hiked along the rim for a while below the area of the visitor's center and Mather's Point (which is currently closed to traffic as the parking lot is repaved). It is a fairly level path - there are even signs for wheel chairs - and the day was clear.
Late morning we headed back to the hotel. After lunch we went down to the pool for a couple of hours. The sun was hot but the breeze was strong.
We went back into the park to catch the sunset, knowing that the light would be different again. no disappointment there. We just sat and watched until the sun slipped below the horizon. On the way in we came across elk again.
Back here in Tuyasan, we ate at the Yippe-i-o Steakhouse. (I had called it the
e-i-e-i-o steakhouse.)Shared a cowgirl steak - an 8 oz fillet, potato, corn, beans, salad and biscuit, and it was plenty - even shared. The atmosphere was that of a rugged ranch house, I suppose. No girl waiters - just cowboys. We hit it lucky, time wise, because while we ate a long line waiting was forming.
We are out of here tomorrow - heading for Sedona on our way to Scottsdale!
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