New Day New State

We left the Bryce Canyon area, Scenic Byway 12, and Utah.  We picked up US 89 for the rest of our trip west to our next stay in Cottonwood, AZ. 

Our first day’s drive was cloudy and threatening, but still interesting

as we rolled along through constantly changing scenery.

Just before we crossed into Arizona, we actually got wet

and the horizon was a ghostly background.

In AZ the weather cleared and left us dry for the rest of the day.

Our first view of Lake Powell

view from the dam

the Colorado River on the other side

We drove 220 miles of our trip today, stopping at Cameron overnight in a small rv park across the street from and part of the Cameron Trading Post and Lodge complex.  Next to the park we found this nice walkway.  We could walk down the ramp to a tunnel under 89 and shop at the Trading Post or eat at the hotel restaurant.

In 1916 the Richardson brothers established the Cameron Trading Post  here on the Little Colorado River gorge by a suspension bridge.  The bridge is no longer in use, but the Trading Post is still in operation, and a modern hotel has replaced the original old stone lodge and  guest Hogan (traditional Navajo house). 

We opted to walk across the bridge for a better view of the historic bridge,

the Little Colorado River,

and the rv park.  The park is small—35 short sites—but despite having no reservations we had no trouble finding a pull-thru spot.  For $34 we had 30 amp electric, water and sewer.

This complex offers a central base from which to explore the Grand Canyon, Hopi Lands, Navajo Lands (including the Painted Desert, Monument Valley, Canyon De Chelly, and the Petrified Forest), Flagstaff, Lake Powell, and Marble Canyon.

We are only passing through.

Louise and Duane