Randam observations on the three days so far

While on the road we have discovered certain things about the west and we wanted to share these with you. For instance... Today there were 10,000 fewer people in China because they were at the Grand Canyon. Bar-b-que, slaw and cornbread are traditional food for the Hualapai(who knew). You can get sweet tea west of Texas we had some in Kingman, Arizona(it was good too). There are rednecks everywhere we saw a bunch in Stockton Hill. Finally, from me I got so excited today when our hotel had grass out front. Dirt yards are the way to go out here no lawnmowers needed out west. One more thing if Mexico is worse than southern Arizona then I know why they are trying to jump the boarder( I would pick tomatoes too). Just making some observations-Lori

There no trees on the mountain in Arizona and Nevada. The only trees we have seen are Joshua trees. These are really glorified bushes and do not grow close to each other at all. Because everything is so flat, distances for this NC boy is difficult to judge. Even at the rim of the Grand Canyon altitude of 7000 feet(1500 feet higher than Grandfather mountain) it is a plateau. A moving thunderstorm may look close and be 50 miles away. Coming to America is still a very popular thing to do. In one short period, at one overlook we heard French, Spanish, German, Slavic, Queen's English, Japanese, Chinese and a couple languages we could not figure out. I have had a conversation with a man from Kingsport, Tn about UT. A man from Boston about the Sox and the Yanks. People seem just so friendly when on vacation. There are no Highway patrolmen in Arizona or Nevada, at least we have not seen any. God has always bless me with wonderful friends, Lori being not the least of these. Look for day 4 tomorrow. Tracy