Yesterday was a travel day. We drove from Carlsbad, NM to Benson, Arizona. Shortly after we hit the road we noticed an unusual rock formation on top of a mountain. We suspected it was El Capitain. We stopped at the Guadalupe National Park to have a look around and to confirm our suspicions. We were right and after talking with the Park Ranger for some time we were back on the road.

The rest of the drive was uneventful. Desert, desert and more desert. It was interesting to see terrain so foreign to us. This has been an unusually wet summer so the desert was actually quite lush with lots of greenery.

We were unimpressed with the KOA in Benson, but they did have a pool, so the boys were thrilled. Sometimes I think if we spent the money on a pool we could forego vacations all together. I accompanied Glenn and the boys to the pool and we got into a rousing game of Marco Polo. Soon another family joined us at the pool and the boys invited them to join in. The parents declined, but their son Brad joined in and had a great time right up to the point I heard thunder in the distance and decided to make everyone get out. I was well trained by the signs posted all over Howard County parks "When thunder roars, go indoors". I had an unhappy crew but we were able to sit down and have a nice dinner while watching "Wipeout". The motivator was in fine form last night and the boys got a huge laugh out of it.

We got up this morning, ate breakfast, unhooked and drove down to Tombstone, Arizona. Tombstone is most famous for the gunfight at the OK Corral between Wyatt Earp, his brothers Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, and friend Doc Holliday against Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury, Ike Clanton and Billy Clanton. Wyatt Earp and his crew all survived, the only survivors from the other side was Ike Clanton. I found the information on the gunfight to be very interesting. Now that I've been to Tombstone I'll have to take the time to watch the movie and see if the accounts match up.

I have always wanted to have one of those "Old Time" pictures made and today I got my wish. Glenn dressed as a sheriff, the boys were bandits and I was a saloon girl. The picture is hilarious. I am so glad we did it. The guys had a great time dressing up in western wear and getting to hold pistols and rifles. The ham of my family, Reid, was making the best face in the picture. Once I have an opportunity to get to a scanner I'll have to scan the picture and post it. I guess I should check out copywrite regulations first. Don't want to get into trouble.

Seeing all we could see in Tombstone we got back in the RV around 2:30. As I type this we are on our way to our next campground outside of Flagstaff. It is getting dark and the clouds are quite ominous. We have been treated to some amazing lightening as we drive further and further north. I guess we are in for another thundstorm. We have already driven through several today. I thought Arizona was supposed to be dry. That hadn't been our experience so far. I didn't research monsoon season but always thought it was in the early fall. We will wake tomorrow in Grand Canyon country. I have waited my whole life to get to the Grand Canyon. Soon my wait will be over. We are spending four nights there, so we plan to take in the sights of the whole area. My mom and her husband Herb will be meeting us so I should have some interesting experiences to blog about.

We're about an hour out now, the kids are getting antsy, Glenn is getting tired of driving and I'm hoping we don't hit any wildlife. This is what travelling is all about.