Adventure on a Shoestring + Roadside Scenes
Posted by Belle on 14 Sep 2007 at 10:38 pm | Tagged as: AZ, Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, travels, trees, trips
Trips don’t have to cost much. Actually, it is more fun sleeping in a tent or in the back of the truck with a canopy. You don’t need a laptop or television to keep you entertained. Instead, you can just gaze at the sky and enjoy its beauty and fascination. It is so peaceful and relaxing watching the stars twinkle in the night sky like fireflies.
On this recent trip, we brought air mattress, quilts, pillows, water, toiletries, and some snacks. Our bed was quite comfortable and pretty spacious for the two of us. I don’t know about my husband but I slept well. It got so cold early in the morning that I had to get up and shut the back of the truck and the windows partially. We covered ourselves with thick quilt which made it nice and toasty the rest of the morning.
The only problem was we had to walk a little ways to avail of the bathroom. I avoided drinking too much at night so I didn’t have to make an early morning trip to Wal-Mart and it did the trick. What is so nice about Wal-Mart is they don’t mind people camping out in their parking lots as long as they stay over to the side and out of the way. And depending on the season, they open 24 hours a day.
Our truck parked behind Wal-Mart
Visitor center in Lake Powell
The next three pictures down were taken on the way to Flagstaff.
Native American tent known as “teepee.”
Beautiful red rock scenery to Lake Powell.
Aspen tree on the way to Flagstaff from Grand Canyon
Beautiful butterfly in Grand Canyon
Browsing deer in Grand Canyon
I wonder if they’d let people sleep in those teepees, parang rent a teepee.
Hi Belle, baging seryoso ka sa mga post mo ning photography. Ung gayun kang mga kua mo. Those yellow grass-flowers truly mesmerizing. Kung arug ku-tana kaini ang mga papuntang Viga o Bagamanoc, baging ung gayun mag drive. Pero mas prefer ko tabi ang gasakay sana sa rikudan tapos ga-kaon kaon ako ning turon buda banana-q, silam sana.
Pilang aldaw kamo nin ribot dyan? Ung presko can panahon, bacong eu?
These are very nice pictures. Can we do fun stuff like this when I get home for Thanksgiving?
Oh, belle, the places you have been to are beautiful.
I have never camped out. Maybe we should try that. But not right now though. It’s getting cold here already. Maybe in the summer we could put up a tent in the backyard.
It’s nice of Wal-Mart to let people camp out in their parking lot. Just recently, there is a Walmart branch here that has started operating 24 hours a day. It’s got quite a negative reaction from the city residents. Because some said that it would not be fair to the surrounding stores that are not open 24 hours a day.
wil, i don’t believe so. it is possibly for rent but it could be for decoration only.
k, magayon man baga ang dalan papuntang Viga, you see nice beach sceneries, ricefields, nice greens, bakong iyo? tapos gakaon ka ning nilagang mani…silam!
Steph, como estas? estas ocupada? no tienes tiempo para hablar tu madre? okay, thanksgiving, we will go to sedona, then to oak canyon, perhaps for a day trip. llamame por favor por el telefono mi hijita.
Irene, it is fun camping out and it doesn’t have to cost much. next time nga, we will just bring cooked food and then we can just warm it up when it is time to eat. that means we have to bring cooler and stuff and then set it on the ground when it is bedtime.
Hi Belle. Those are magnificent shots. It’s nice to know that you had a wonderful time going to such lovely places. What a fun adventure.
I’ve never tried camping out with my family. It seems like a fun activity to do.
great pics! and the sleeping at the back of the van sounds like fun!
ok mommy i’m holding you to that promise!
Hi Belle, mukhang seryoso ka na talaga sa photography hobby mo ha. Nice photos, very nice. I would love to try camping, but, it’s kinda’ dangerous here, with all the lawless elements around, he he.
Hi Belle,
Nice pictures!!! I’m glad you’re having fun.
here, aside from the fact that you will be asked to leave rudely when using the parking lot beyond the mall hours, your car might be towed or worst, police might be called hehehe.