The road to the Grand Canyon 12/28/06

Before heading out of town for the Grand Canyon, Hiroe wanted to try her hand at a slot machine. Let it be known that Hiroe is not a gambler. If you have money, you put it in the bank. However, they offer penny slots in Vegas. Yes, you can bet one penny. She put the first penny in a slot machine without a handle on the side. You just push a button to bet. Not very satisfying. And it didn't payout either. We then found a penny slot machine with a handle. Her second penny went into that machine. One pull of the handle and the machine quickly displayed four 7's (out of five). She hit the jackpot! Her net gain from this experience? 29 cents. She was smiling for hours. :-)


















With the winnings in our pocket, we left Vegas for the Grand Canyon.













This is typical scenery for the entire trip...












It got quite beautiful after sunset.






































We stopped for dinner in Kingman, Arizona. They're pretty proud of being on Route 66...


















The rest of the drive was pretty uneventful, for a Minnesotan. It snowed. People stopped to put chains on their tires. A Range Rover from California pulled over to let us by. The funny part is there was about 1 inch of snow on the ground. Silly people.