Flagstaff to Cameron and a Day in the Grand Canyon

HELLO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE WORLD!

   Your here to inquire about our blog, eh?
   What a day Flagstaff to Cameron, Arizona was! LITERALLY... All downhill with the occasional pedal or two every mile or so. It was a nice and relaxing day for us, with many stops just for pictures and because we wanted an oatmeal cream pie! We found this pretty awesome Desert Arts Project in Gray Lake Arizona along the route and Matt had the eye for climbing the silo for the view from above! Other than that, it was LITERALLY, the easiest day of biking to date and it was still 47 miles!
   We parked in Cameron Arizona to unload our bikes at a motel in their laundry room, along with a cooler and some other items before we made our drive west in the Grand Canyon! Upon arrival to the Grand Canyon and snatching our first view of the East part of the South Rim we searched for a campsite... Well G.C. National Park, we don't condone of your no refunds/allowing to purchase campsites that are already purchased! THANKS FOR THE WASTE OF 12 DOLLARS! Although we wasted money on a campsite that was already purchased by someone else... AND we set up our tents in that campsite because the other peoples who had got the site hadn't left any of their stuff... When this happens to you, this is what you should make happen.
1. Meet Celine (a college graduate who also has nowhere else to camp)
2. Friend Celine to join us on our journey of finding a campsite
3. Drive just outside the Grand Canyon, find a bike trail in the Kaibab National Forest
4. Drive down the trail until a good campsite is found
5. Camp for free just outside the Grand Canyon in Kaibab National Forest!

    After setting up camp for free in the National Forest, we reentered the park to view the sunset over the Canyon! It was Grand! LITERALLY! We met some folks from the UK, Bobbie, Trish, Rich, Jamie (aka The Green Cake)! Rich and Jamie are both on a bike team (Meadow View Mountain Goats) that travels and writes about their stories! Ill post their website at the end of this post! They were some great people to chat too before we set off for a late dinner at the campsite!
   The Dinner was too delicious! The stars perfect! Our guest Celine was a warm welcome! After a few drinks and laughs, it was bedtime for all, and a rest that was well needed!

   This morning Celine took off early, not after leaving us with a hostage! She gave us her business card (hand drawn) and also a Garrisson the Grand, our hostage! So basically we have to take pictures of our hostage doing everything we have do. We can also blame bad things on our hostage. Not to fear, good things can be awarded to the hostage aswell! So you will, from now on, be seeing pictures of our hostage!
   After our farewells with Celine, we made it back to the canyon for some hiking! Nate chilled on the rim the whole time napping and writing. Matt, my mom, and I took a 1.5 mile hike down into the canyon to Cedar Ridge lookout point! Along our hike we met some really cool people (funny how that always happens in life)!    We first met Ben and Izabella, two peers traveling the states, volunteering and giving presentations about sustainable living solution workshops! They are on the right track to changing the world! I really hope Ben found either some mangoes or watermelon!
   Along our way back up, right before the top, we ran into Tom and Pam! They are currently enjoying one of Pams bucket list items of the Grand Canyon, not to mention it's also their 25th Anniversary!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Tom has some family in Southern Illinois and is going to get them to put some much needed fuel in our bellies when we travel through that way! Have a great time and don't forget about doing some tubing in West Virgina in August!
   Now, we are hanging out in some small city outside the Grand Canyon in a Cafe eating up their interwebs! Tomorrow we drive back to our bikes and head off for about 56 miles and also meeting up with follow car number 2, Aunt MOO!! We are excited to get back on the road, although we don't know how much internet we will have so this may be the last post for a few days! So as always, tell your family, tell your friends, tell your foes! Repost this blog all the time, spread the word! 1 in 5 adults have arthritis or a related illness and over 300,000 kids!

http://www.sustainablelivingroadshow.org/ This is the Sustainable Living Roadshow that Ben Harper is volunteering for! Check out the website and if they ever roll through a town near you, check out their presentation!!!

http://www.themvmg.com/ This is the Meadowview Mountain Goats homepage! Check it out, they're all about mountain biking!

 Campground in Kaibab National Forest

 Sunset view over some small crack

 picture contest, I think Matt is losing...

The stars over Kaibab!

 View leaving Flagstaff

 Painted Desert Project

 Nate and Celine checking out a small crack

 Sunshine to our eyes

 Mule train just making it look easy...

 view from in the canyon

 Grand Canyon Psyteve

Matt thinking he is artsy

 Shredding the Grand Canyon

 Meadowview Mountain Goats, Celine, and the Rain Cyclists

Garrisson the Grand, our hostage, Courtesy of Celine

We eat healthy, and then we go biking

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