Day 23 - Day of the Bighorn Sheep & The Grand Canyon

Day 23
Boulder City, Nevada - Flagstaff, Arizona
Gas Price Range Today - $3.45 to $4.09

In honor of last night's stay at the Nevada Inn I'd like to give some tips on how to know if you are checking into and staying at a roach motel.
1.  If a sign on check in desk says, "Only two rolls of toilet paper will be provided per week and no extra tissues."
2.  If the rooms have a jacuzzi that can only be used for an additional $20.
3.  If the hotel sign lights up in neon like a casino.
4.  If a large banner near the street proclaims the largest parking lot around as one of the draws to stay there.
5.  If you walk into the room and it's 95 degrees because the air conditioner has been turned off all day and the mini fridge is also unplugged.
6.  If the carpet is so stained you keep your shoes on until you get into the bed.
7.  If you wear flip flops into the shower.
8.  If you take in your own pillow and sleeping bag and strip the bed to the bottom sheet and then get nervous because you know the pillow and sleeping bag have to go back in the car in the morning.
9.  And finally you know if you're at a roach motel if the giant bug on the window sill begs you to let it outside as you close the curtain for the night.

I would like to thank Rachel Maddow for her public fascination with the Hoover Dam without which I would have passed it over and missed seeing bighorn sheep, funky chipmunks and some yet unidentified birds.  I'd thank her personally, but she still hasn't accepted my friend request on facebook.  What's up with that Rachel?!?

The Grand Canyon was grand, living up to it's name.  Most of the people there today were French.  I noticed they have a different take on personal space.  For instance, if you're in the space they'd like to be standing in they just bump you out of the way if you don't make it a point to stand your ground.  It would seem they are a people who know what they want and get it.  Or at least this seemed to be the trend for those at the Canyon.

Tune in tomorrow for...Signs that you have been driving too long.