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Thurs thru Sunday is added in the first post of this trip, don't miss it.!!
Today was the day I was really looking forward to!! Off we go to the No Rim!! Upon paying you drive thru a pine forest. It was much prettier b4 because this time there had been many fires which to me hurt the beauty but Betty really like it because it was nature's way of keeping everything under control. What was really pretty was the colors!! The leaves were at peak with the birch and the others all orange and yellow. WOW!! I forgot to mention it was that way at Bryce and Cedar City. Once there we got our 2br cabin on the rim!! Betty was still upset with Kelli so she chose the room with the 2 bunkbeads and left us with the room with the queen bed. Kelli doesn't like to sleep with me as I snore. I was a little pissed but I didn't want to start anything so I kept my mouth shut.
(That's hard for me to do) Later she asked me if we would like the one with the bunk beds as Kelli might like it better. Well, you see Bill is a big (tall) fellow and he couldn't fit in the bunk beds. 
I just grinned to myself and got the room we wanted anyway!!
We took off to the overlooks as we had plenty of time before going to the chuckwagon dinner. It was absolutely gorgeous . We did the shortest point first taking our times at the overlooks and then going on to the other one which was a longer drive. All of a sudden Kelli & Bill realize it's after 5 and we have to be at the pickup point by 6. Betty panics as we turn around before getting to the surprise view point. All I would tell her was it involved an Angel. When we got back , all a dither, we found out it was an hour earlier than we thought, screwed up on the time change. Messed around, got some stuff and waited for the little train to come and get us. It was easier for me to get up in the engine so Kelli rang the bell all the way to the chuckwagon dinner. We had a $10 coupon so it ended up being around $53 for the both of us. The food was absolutely delicious!! Brisket, (very tender ) chicken, pintos, salad, mac & cheese, etc. Picnic type food plus drinks and dessert. There was also entertainment which I enjoyed as they sang country songs. I knew them all except for the couple that they wrote. They were amazed when they said they were going to sing a song by a guy from Tennessee and I said Tennessee Ernie Ford. I sang all the songs word for word (not loudly) as I didn't want to ruin it for everyone. I CAN'T SING!!!
That evening we sat on the porch outside the lodge with a couple of drinks . The north rim is very different from the south. Only one lodge and a bunch of cabins The view points are not very close so you have to drive but what they lack in quantity they make up in quality. Esp the Angels Window.
Today was the day I was really looking forward to!! Off we go to the No Rim!! Upon paying you drive thru a pine forest. It was much prettier b4 because this time there had been many fires which to me hurt the beauty but Betty really like it because it was nature's way of keeping everything under control. What was really pretty was the colors!! The leaves were at peak with the birch and the others all orange and yellow. WOW!! I forgot to mention it was that way at Bryce and Cedar City. Once there we got our 2br cabin on the rim!! Betty was still upset with Kelli so she chose the room with the 2 bunkbeads and left us with the room with the queen bed. Kelli doesn't like to sleep with me as I snore. I was a little pissed but I didn't want to start anything so I kept my mouth shut.
(That's hard for me to do) Later she asked me if we would like the one with the bunk beds as Kelli might like it better. Well, you see Bill is a big (tall) fellow and he couldn't fit in the bunk beds. I just grinned to myself and got the room we wanted anyway!!We took off to the overlooks as we had plenty of time before going to the chuckwagon dinner. It was absolutely gorgeous . We did the shortest point first taking our times at the overlooks and then going on to the other one which was a longer drive. All of a sudden Kelli & Bill realize it's after 5 and we have to be at the pickup point by 6. Betty panics as we turn around before getting to the surprise view point. All I would tell her was it involved an Angel. When we got back , all a dither, we found out it was an hour earlier than we thought, screwed up on the time change. Messed around, got some stuff and waited for the little train to come and get us. It was easier for me to get up in the engine so Kelli rang the bell all the way to the chuckwagon dinner. We had a $10 coupon so it ended up being around $53 for the both of us. The food was absolutely delicious!! Brisket, (very tender ) chicken, pintos, salad, mac & cheese, etc. Picnic type food plus drinks and dessert. There was also entertainment which I enjoyed as they sang country songs. I knew them all except for the couple that they wrote. They were amazed when they said they were going to sing a song by a guy from Tennessee and I said Tennessee Ernie Ford. I sang all the songs word for word (not loudly) as I didn't want to ruin it for everyone. I CAN'T SING!!!
That evening we sat on the porch outside the lodge with a couple of drinks . The north rim is very different from the south. Only one lodge and a bunch of cabins The view points are not very close so you have to drive but what they lack in quantity they make up in quality. Esp the Angels Window.
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