Today, on Wildlife Wednesday, we have some footage of the sneaky Squirrel Canyon squirrels, AND some "While we were on vacation" trail cam footage from home.
Beware sneaky squirrels, I have an ax and I'm not afraid to use it!!!
9/30/24
More Trains on Travel Tuesday
After leaving Page, we headed back to Williams (aka the land of trains), for another 3 days of Arizona fun before heading home.
While in Williams, we enjoyed the trains, the Route 66 vibes and a trip to the Grand Squirrel Canyon. We're covering all this fun in the next few days starting today with a look at the Grand Canyon Railway Train.
The original Grand Canyon Railway train ran its first train from Williams to the Grand Canyon on September 17th in 1901.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway help to establish, the 68 mile track and train to carry tourists out to the Grand Canyon and helped make the Grand Canyon the tourist destination it is today.
Unfortunately, because of the rising popularity of automobiles, the original Grand Canyon Railway train shut down in 1968.
Hey Rosy!!
I haven't traveled back in time, have I?
What? It's just Mama using her history imagination(and the Sepia filter)?
Whew, for a second I thought I had transported back in time before Greenies were invented!
As I was saying before Sunny interrupted, after the railway closure in 1968 the train tracks were neglected and started eroding. That's when the present day Grand Canyon Railway stepped in. They repaired the tracks, restored the train depots and in 1989 train service to the Grand Canyon resumed!
Unfortunately, the train is not dog friendly. Since it's an all day adventure to take the train, Mama and Daddy were content to just look around the train station and watch the train return from its trip to the Grand Canyon.
As you may have guessed, Mama made a little movie of the train:
(As always, feel free to visit our YouTube Channel HERE)
The train trip sounds like it might be fun, but I bet it's nothing compared to the Squirrel Hunting to be had at Squirrel Canyon!
Stay tuned tomorrow for some more on those sneaky Squirrels!
We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the
Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week!
9/29/24
9/26/24
Canyon Controversy on NF/FFF
Welcome to the wonderful Friday each month where Nature Friday comes together with YAM Aunty's FFF!! Make sure to visit YAM Aunty HERE to get the Rulez and join the FFF fun!!
by Rosy
We went to a park, and what did I see?
Tons of beady eyes looking at me!
Mama said to "Look at the beauty, the canyon, the skies"
All I could see, were those beady little eyes!
Daddy said, "It's about the pretty rocks, the beautiful canyon swirls"
"No Daddy" I exclaimed...."It's all about the SQUIRRELS!!"
Daddy held my leash tight, the squirrels were so swift...
and Daddy was afraid I would chase them off of a cliff!
What the pawrents thought should be a relaxing walk around the Canyon rim
Turned into a test of will between me and "them"
"They" won in the end because we didn't go far...
as the pawrents decided we should go back to the car!
From Mama...If you ever have a chance to visit the Grand Canyon with your pup, please beware, squirrels really are everywhere~More on the Grand Canyon next Friday.
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9/25/24
Thankful for Cece Family Time
Although outdoor adventures are fun, today we are also thankful inside adventures! When we were in Williams, can you guess what our favorite adventure was???
TRAIN WATCHING!!!
It was soooo cool, we could see the trains right out the window! Can you spot the train towards the top of the window?
We would bark for Daddy every time we heard a train, and he would come sit on the couch so we could all train watch together!
Best indoor activity EVER!!!
(OK....maybe next to bunny and squirrel watching BOL)
9/24/24
Not so Wordless Wednesday
While we were in Page...
Ummm, Rosy??
Just a second Sunny, I want to tell everyone about the beautiful place we stayed while we were in Page!
But Rosy....LOOK!!!!
It's a big old Coyote!!!
BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARK!!!!!
Please Stand By....
BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARK!!!
OK, I think I'm done now.
Did you see how scared he was of me Rosy?!!
Yeah Sunny, he looked more annoyed at the sound of your bark, silly girl.
As I was saying, Roam America in Horseshoe Bend(the RV Park where we stayed in Page) was beautiful!
It has a nice pool where Mama and Daddy went swimming one evening and lots of wide open space!
(and don't worry, we only saw one coyote and that was WAY early in the morning).
The park wasn't very crowded, making it perfect for peaceful morning and evening walks.
The views were beautiful, with lots of red rock formations!
We are joining Comedy Plus for the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop! Thanks to Sandee for hosting!
9/23/24
Travel Tuesday Around Page
Rosy here on Travel Tuesday to tell you this and that about attractions in and around Page, AZ.
Page was originally established in 1958 as a camp for those working on the Glen Canyon Dam and is named after John C. Page, a Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner.
Built in 1959, the Glenn Canyon Dam Bridge is one of the highest bridges in the United Stated at 700 feet about the Upper Colorado River.
The Glen Canyon Dam was finished in 1966 , creating Lake Powell. Lake Powell not only contributes water to the lower Colorado Valley(this includes ur home state of New Mexico) but it is also attracts tourists to the area.
The Glen Canyon Dam, Bridge and Lake Powell are very cool...but Page also has beautiful
geological formations(that's fancy speak for pretty rocks and canyons). The pawrents really wanted to visit a slot canyon like Antelope Canyon while we were visiting, but there just wasn't time(not to mention it was REALLY hot outside). Instead, they took a little drive along scenic Route 89 a little north of Page.
The rock formations were amazing!
Here is a short video Mama put together:
As always, feel free to visit our YouTube Channel HERE
As usual, there is so much to see in and around Page, Arizona....and there was so little time!
We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the
Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week!
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