We awoke this morning and noted that the Druids or Jawas with brown robes had multiplied overnight. I couldn’t see into their brown floppy hoods but I thought they might be Orientals or aliens. Now there were dozens of the height-challenged little runts milling about so, fearing they might misappropriate my computer or truck and sell them to Like Skywalker’s uncle, we left on schedule driving east on UT-9 until we got to US-89 at Long Valley Junction, UT. We turned south on 89 until we got to Kanab where UT-89A splits from US-89 headed for Fredonia, into Arizona and on to Jacob Lake, AZ. Jacob Lake is about 40 miles north of the Grand Canyon’s north rim, about the closest place to park an RV outside the park and is also not really a lake but instead a puny pond with a fence around it. It is about 75 feet from shoreline to shoreline and possibly as deep as 60 inches at the center. Perhaps a better name for this little municipality would be Jacob Wetspot.
It was only about a 65 mile drive here from the Zion area in Utah. The road climbs rather steadily, from about 4500′ to over 8000′. We quickly arrived at Kaibab Camper Village which has a very small laundry, no pool or wi-fi, full hookups and no discounts. It is situated in a very pretty grove of Ponderosa pines and the spaces are not enormous but certainly adequate. It is about 40 miles from our camping spot to the entrance station of the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
We begged off from any additional driving today, instead choosing to loaf around, reduce our wine and whiskey stores and take naps. It was terrific. We will take a spin down to the north rim tomorrow.