Vacation 2000: Day 2

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The day started early with breakfast over at Max and Thelma’s. At 9:30am, we boarded the Grand Canyon Railway, powered by an authentic steam engine

The two hour and fifteen minute trip from Williams to the Grand Canyon National Park was entertaining. We sat in “Parlor Class” which was the last car of the train. It had several large, antique chairs and tables to sit around, and a bar. We were able to go out on the end balcony to watch the rails go by. Cowboys would stroll through every now and then to sing songs, or intimidate other passengers.

After arriving at the Canyon, we hurried over to the Bright Angel Lodge to catch our bus tour. By 1:00pm we were on a bus with a bunch of other tourists on the Desert View tour. Our tour guide, Bob, was a colorful fellow from Texas who was full of Grand Canyon factoids, history, and bad jokes. We stopped at many scenic places during the four hour tour, and spent more time off of the bus than on it.

After the tour we checked into our room at the Maswik Lodge, where our luggage was waiting. We had dinner at the cafeteria in the Lodge and then headed back out to the Canyon for the sunset.

Tomorrow will be more hiking and scenic views.

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