OH NO - SNOW

With most of our "Settling In" tasks, and errands out of the way, and despite the weather (cold), we decided to ride the bus around the South Rim. In addition to getting better oriented to our new home, I wanted to start getting familiar with some of the bus routes.

My new office, starting on Mon. 5/23

We boarded the blue route bus a short walk from our motor home, and took one circuit around the village. The driver, Laura, was very friendly and passed on some helpful information about the job. She was glad more drivers like me were starting to arrive, so that we could start picking up some of the shifts. There are only about 15 drivers who stay here all 12 months, as the transit system operates year round.

We transferred from the blue route to the red route which took us approx. 8 miles west along the rim of the canyon. The destination of this route is Hermits Rest. At each of the many stops, it's just a short walk to the edge, with spectacular views into the canyon. I'm sure the magnificence of this place will start to become more normal after time, but right now, the new views are anything but normal. Neither Patty or I had ever been out to Hermits Rest, and like many of the other buildings and structures here at the Grand Canyon, the focus is a resemblance of the natural surroundings. The fireplace inside Hermits Rest was absolutely huge, and on this day, it was a very popular place.

Patty in front of Hermits Rest

Our morning started off with this little white stuff coming out of the sky, and it didn't take long for it to start sticking to objects like the jeep. I must admit that the novelty of snow isn't really a bad thing, as long as it doesn't pile up very much. Most of the day was snow flurries off and on, with temperatures in the low 40's. This wasn't a total surprise, as the weather forecast had predicted some snow for yesterday and today.

Last night, the temperatures dropped to around freezing, but we stayed nice and cozy inside our motor home. We did have one oops yesterday afternoon, when we inadvertently started the toaster oven on the same circuit as our little electric space heater. It overloaded the 20 amp circuit, and I had to reset the circuit breaker. Even with a 50 amp connection, we still have to be careful about how much load we place on the two outlet circuits. Such is the life of living in a little house on wheels.

Instead of a black Jeep, it's now a black and white Jeep