MR. GEE AND ME: travel plans

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Mr. Gee.... My Hero

Greetings! I'm back from a five-day Michigan visit. Beth, Katie and I flew to Michigan on June 9th to celebrate my June 10th birthday with my Mom (93) and sister and brother-in-law (plus four dogs and two cats). It was a wonderful visit... and Mr. Gee outdid himself, showing us around and helping us get to where we needed to be.

Beth was the driver on the car rental contract, so I didn't actually do any driving. But we arranged to have Mr. Gee travel with us, and even though my daughter is a seasoned traveler, she really enjoyed having the GPS along. She felt it made her trip so much more stress-free. AND, if the driver is stress-free, so are the passengers!

We especially appreciated the GPS feature that shows so clearly when and where to change lanes on the complex Michigan freeway system. Horray for Mr. Gee.... he truly performed in an admiral and reliable manner on this trip. He's my HERO!!!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Map Summaries

---DAY ONE---

Time for pie at Rock Springs. I remember my first time at Rock Springs... it was with the HiLo Campers during our get together at Lake Pleasant. My first time camping with PG.

Links of interest:
Rock Springs Cafe, Rock Springs Arizona -
The Pie Place off Interstate 17
Black Canyon City, Arizona
Rock Springs Cafe

In Kingman, we ate at the Route 66 Diner, and then spent some time in the Power House, an old electrical generating plant museum right by the tracks. PG would have liked that! But I'll bet he's already been there.

Links of interest:

Mr D'z Route 66 Diner

Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner

Powerhouse Visitor's Center

Powerhouse

The Casa Blanca Resort and Casino in Mesquite NV where we stayed... beautiful. The grounds were well taken care of, with pools and waterfalls, and lovely places to sit out and enjoy the evening. See pictures in DAY TWO, below...

---DAY TWO---

Casa Blanca Resort and Casino

---DAY THREE---

From the Best Western Red Hills in Kanab, we set out for Zion National Park.

---DAY FOUR---

After a restful evening at the Holiday Inn Express in Flagstaff,
we headed out.

---DAY FIVE---

-----Home Sweet Home!-----

On the Road to Lee's Ferry

We came upon a group of unbelievable balanced rock formations as we headed for home. Even took time to stop and take a few pictures. Although the first is a stock photo, the others were taken by me (and a fellow traveler) as we explored.

People Who Live in Rock Houses

[click to learn more]

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Seeing the Sites (looking back)

Navajo Bridge

Friday, September 18, 2009

Oak Creek, Sedona, and Tuzigoot

Today was the last leg of our trip. We headed for Sedona from Flagstaff where we spent the night. We took the Oak Creek Canyon route. It was just as beautiful as I remembered it, from way back when Jim and I took the kids there to stay in Don Hoe's Cabins.

Sedona and the surrounding countryside are great, but have become such tourist attractions. Here is the main street with blocks and blocks of shops and jeep tour opportunities.

Later in the day, we toured the Tuzigoot National Monument near Clarkdale.

I made a new friend there, but decided not to bring him home!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Bryce Canyon

A great way to spend the day... at Bryce Canyon. AND I adopted a new friend while I was there. His name is Bryce the Bunny, a jackrabbit from Utah. He will fit into my growing family very nicely!