We are home by now yes…but I wanted to finish this project–25 State in 20 Days and wow wow wow!!!
We started out Day 7 to the Grand Canyon!!! I have to say it was one of the most awe inspiring and horrific experiences. First I’m afraid of heights.
So when we get to the Grand Canyon and start walking up to the path–Mather Point–we
walk around the corner and there we see the most beautiful site I’ve ever seen in my life. There are NO barriers, fences, NOTHING to keep us from walking right into the Canyon itself.
Needless to say I stayed way on the other side of the walkway while we walked about mile on the S
outh Rim of the Grand Canyon at Mather Point.
Oh, I mentioned horrific right? Well, Jesse loved this visit to the Grand Canyon and well he’s not afraid of heights…so he is walking down on the rocks and snapping pics left and right. I’m thinking to myself–”please Jesse please–get off those rocks–I do not want to go home a widow!”
It was very emotional watching him…

At one point he sat down on a rock so I could snap a picture–when he stood up from the rock–he slipped! That is when I lost it–yup I just broke down and cried.
After I calmed down–we continued on our driving tour of the South Rim–and yes it was an experience I wouldn’t trade. Pictures can’t give the Grand Canyon justice–but you can find more on my Facebook page.
When we left the Grand Canyon that day we drove towards Flagstaff–now we saw smoke while heading to the Grand Canyon that day–and after our tour–Flagstaff was under smoke–a camper emptied his campfire–without dousing the flames.
OK, so here is the story about our State Line Signs.
When we drove across the State Lines we took pictures of the State Line signs. However, when we drove W on Hwy 10 into Arizona–we didn’t see the State Line Sign–so knowing that we had to head back to New Mexico for a business meeting–we said it’s o.k. we’ll get it when we return.
Yes, that meant another U-Turn. Get it? Back to New Mexico–take the first exit–back to Arizona–take the picture–back to New Mexico–I know silly right? BUT we had to get that State Line Picture lol
However, by the time we leave the Grand Canyon and get back to the New Mexico State Line–it’s dark! Now, we’re headed East on I-40 and yes we took the first exit–Exit 8 in New Mexico! Needless to say, it was NOT as easy as we thought it was going to be.
When we took the exit (we took a left) thinking it would take us over the overpass so we could get back on the Highway and get a picture of the Arizona State Line sign. BUT we took the wrong turn and ended up on some dark, dark, DARK road! When we realized that this was NOT going to get us back on the interstate we turned around.
So we’re back to the exit and we take a right–and see a sign that says Road Closed ahead–geez–can we NOT get back on I-40 West to get a picture of the Arizona State Line sign? Anyway, Jesse keeps driving and we go under the overpass–and I’m thinking please just turn around and forget the @$^#$ Arizona State Line sign.
Jesse says, “Hell NO! We’re getting a picture of that sign!” Anyway, he continues and the signs still say Road Closed–BUT when we got up to the Close Road sign–you could go left and that road FINALLY took us back to I-40 West so we could get that picture of the Arizona State Line sign.
Now, remember we didn’t see an Arizona State Line sign on Hwy 10 West–we may have missed it but I doubt it. After all this trouble–adding another hour to our trip–we’re tired and had been driving all day from the Grand Canyon back to New Mexico so I could meet with a client Monday morning.
Jesse said, “If there is NOT an Arizona State Line sign, I’m going to write on a piece of paper, Arizona State Line and stand on the State Line so you can take a picture.” This made us laugh for sure.
OK, so all the State we’ve been through have nice State Line signs right? And we’ve been through I don’t know 10 or so States by now…
Arizona–the State the has one of the most beautiful Tourist Attractions in the World–and…NOT to mention–one of Seven Natural Wonder of the World right?
And well well here is the State Line Sign–for Arizona!

I’m going to print off the pictures of the State Line Signs–and send a letter to the DOT in Arizona–get a nice State Line Sign!!
OK, some of my readers may live in Arizona. If you have a better looking State Line sign–I’ll be glad to post it–but I have to tell ya Hwy 10 West and Hwy 40 West–this is what we found.
Since this is such a long post–I’ll continue with Day 8 tomorrow another time.