Home, James. I Mean. Home, Ed

We arose early to drive the switchbacks and leave Zion through the tunnel.  The RV has to ride the center of the tunnel - cars were smaller in 1930 when the tunnel was built.  There's a $15 tariff to stop traffic while we drove through with the direction of a ranger.

 We took a last look at the beauty that is Zion National Park while we waited

for the ranger.

 We took a short look at Coral Pink Sands State Park and decided to move on.

It's an ATV haven and we aren't ATVers.

We made a short stop at Vermilion Cliffs to look at the unique beauty that is Arizona.

The colors...brilliant.

We spent the night in Winslow, AZ and took time for a good look at La Posada there.

This lovely hotel was designed by Mary Jane Colter and built in 1930.

Colter designed railway stations and hotels for the Fred Harvey Company and many of the

buildings on the South rim of Grand Canyon and Phantom Ranch in the Canyon.

We New Mexicans can see her hand in La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe.

She's attributed with creating New Mexico style.

The resort has been restored but contains all the original fixtures, metal work

and paint colors.

And then it was a straight line home.

I'm including this photos of Ed that I took the day after we got home.  He ordered this car almost

a year ago.  We received emails along the the way telling him when it was scheduled, assembled,

and shipped to the dealer.  Even sandpaper could not remove the smile on his face this

first time he climbed behind the wheel.  I think it's really cute and certainly

another opportunity for a speeding ticket...

So, now we're home.  The house is mostly up and running and clean.  We getting back into

life OFF the road.  And, now I get to sum up that last 15 weeks.

I left on this trip without any expectations but open to all and any adventures.  And, the adventures came...  We had an absolutely wonderful time.  We enjoyed the 9 national parks we visited.  We added a few state capitols to our collection.  We saw wonderful museums.  We enjoyed the cities.  We enjoyed the countrysides.  We drank and tasted lots of wine.  We toured factories.  We shopped.  We weathered mechanical repairs both major and minor, but we managed to not let it spoil even one minute.

But, most of all, we spent quality time with great people.

A perfect holiday!!!

The motorhome has done what we bought it to do.