Let's see, where was I?

We wake up between two nice big pines to another beautiful day. It’s 23°F here in Kaibab National Forest this morning, but the sky is blue blue and the sun is shining brightly. What a gorgeous day. I note that the house batteries take a night with the furnace on in stride. What a pleasure to have the electrical system back in sync.

We dawdle and enjoy the morning away. And then we dawdle some of the afternoon away, too. But by late afternoon, we are off in Essie to the Rim and traveling east. We see the sunset at Lipan Point and then go a few miles farther to see the Watchtower at Desert View as the faint light recedces in the west and the canyon illuminates in the light of the full moon overhead. A kiss standing on the rim without a fence in the chilly updraft from the depths below…this was a sidetrip worth taking. On the drive back we see our first coyote! We have lots of wildlife where we live in Pennsylvania, reportedly including coyotes, but we have never seen one there. We also see a small herd of elk and several groups of mule deer.

Back at our campsite there are a million stars along with the moon and it’s a sight to behold from the peaceful still among the pines.