Farewell!

This was the last full day of our Western Adventure....and it started with a stroll along the canyon rim on our way to a most delicious breakfast in the dining room at Angel Lodge....again with a view!  After breakfast we took advantage of the time before we had to board the coach to head to Las Vegas to see more beauty (even with the early morning haze).... 

Talk about tenacity...this tree growing out of the middle of this rock...

 I know, I know....this is photo overload, but can we just say GRAND?!!

And as the sun rose higher, the colors seemed to "pop"...

....even the wildflowers perked up.

If we had had more time and little more energy, this trail would have been on our list to investigate, that's for sure...

This looks like sooo much fun!

But we are more than content to soak in the broad expanse of God's beauty...

Goodbye to the Grand Canyon!  But first, we had a little wildlife encounter right outside our lodge when we headed to the coach...

This little prairie dog was busily excavating!

He kept poking his head up as he shoveled dirt out of the tunnel he was making...

And then he was gone!  Maybe he got tired of entertaining all of the tourists? 

Before we headed to Las Vegas, we stopped to pick up those of our group who had taken a helicopter ride over the Canyon...

..and now we are on our way!

But first, a surprise stop at a little town on famous Route 66!  For those of you who love the movie "Cars", this was a portion of that movie was shot.  Maybe you'll recognize some landmarks, or props!

Vegas, here we come!

And we are here!  As we rode through the city, I tried to snap a few photos (through the bus window) of some of the interesting architecture....

It's a shame we won't be here long enough to ride this ferris wheel!

Our destination was the Treasure Island Casino/Resort, and after a delicious and fun goodbye dinner with our tourmates, tour guide, bus driver and new friends, we made our way to our first ever Cirque de Soleil show..."Mystere".   What an awesome show and what a wonderful way to end this adventure!

Thanks for sharing our adventure with us as we looked back on all the fun, friends and the beauty of this country that we experienced on this our "Western Adventure!"

From us to you....hope 2017 is filled with new discoveries and God's grace and love...Happy New Year!!