N.C. to A.Z. and back (Day 5)

So I am actually behind a bit here. Today was filled with driving from the Canyon back to Phoenix for the trade show. Not a whole lot of activity and excitement for the masses. However, I forgot yesterday, because of all the Canyon excitement, to post pictures from the morning drive over when we saw some hot air balloons. Now it was a little tough when taking the picture through the windshield to get a accurate idea of what was what. So I took the time to go through the picture and show you what exactly you were looking at. I hope you enjoy.

N.C. to A.Z. and back (Day 4)

What an AMAZING day we had. Charles, Steve, and myself went to the Grand Canyon. Words cannot begin to describe what we saw. It was just spectacular. We started off at the IMAX watching a movie about the Canyon. If this movie makes it to an IMAX near you, GO. Very impressive. Then we got back in the van and started our drive around the Canyon. Well, at least the little part we could get to. I didn't realize the Canyon is around 277 Miles long and at some parts it is 18 miles wide. The river at the base is over 2,000ft above sea level, and the top of the Canyon where we were was about a mile higher than that.





There were many amazing views of the Canyon. It was funny, you could move just a few feet and the whole view would change. It was one of the most amazing things I have seen.







I did a little tree climbing while we were there as well. Hey, gotta keep my skills up.




We visited Hermits Rest.





We learned about Colonel Claude Hale Birdseye who was one of the first explorers to document his journey through the canyon.




I even made a new friend.






We learned about the dangers of going where you aren't supposed to.



But of course I never listen.






I can't think of a better way to spend a day. I hope to come back again some day and travel down the river and do some camping. That's all for now my friends.

N.C. to A.Z. and back (Day 3)

Great start to the day today. Saw several long trains traveling through the mountains. Such a beautiful way to get going. The only thing that sucked about being where we were was finding food. There were no fast food places at the exit of our Hotel, which we found surprising. We got on the road and after a few exits we saw a sign that said McDonalds exit 289. We were happy to see this until we realized we were at exit 356. Yes, that's right, 80ish miles away was the closest McDonalds. We couldn't believe that 1, it was that far away, and 2, they would advertise for it. After traveling farther we realized why. When you are in the middle of no where you have to know how far away food is. We also saw a sign for Burger Kind 47mi. Fortunately after about 25min on the road we found a Subway. Pretty darn good breakfast.






On our trip we saw the famous cliff that looks like an Indians profile.













I wish the pictures actually showed it better. We saw tons of beautiful mountain scenes on our drive. The was one of the pull offs. Fortunately they stopped because my duck bladder is small and I had to pee like you wouldn't believe.





Later on we finally got to the hotel and Phoenix. Found a nice place not far from the convention center. We had a nice lunch at an English Pub, then came back and had pipes and whiskey on the veranda. By veranda I mean on the sidewalk outside of our room.











Tomorrow we are off to the Grand Canyon. Woo Hooo

N.C. to A.Z. (Day 2)

Mother duck I was tired when I woke up this morning. I needed a few more hours of sleep, but Scuba Steve insisted that we get up so we could get on the road. After a nice long shower (I prefer a bath) Charles and I were ready to go, kinda. We went down stairs to grab a nice delicious continental breakfast. All we got was a glass of orange juice because there was no milk for the cereal, the muffins didn't look fit to eat, and we didn't want to wait for a waffle. So we packed the van up and hit McDonalds. After dealing with the people there it makes me happy I studied in school. While traveling through Oklahoma I finally got to see these windmill things people are always talking about instead of minding their own business. They were pretty impressive I have to say.



Got a nice long nap in this afternoon. We stopped off for gas and fortunately this place had both kinds.













Fortunately for me someone had left me a snack next to the pump. Which is great because Olive Garden wouldn't serve my kind there. Racist jerks. That's right, Olive Garden is racist.













The highlight of my day was when we got to the hotel. There was some snow on the ground. Being from Miami I have never seen snow. I rolled around in it for a bit. It's pretty damn cold. I froze a few feathers off. Well, I am off to bed. I will check in with you all tomorrow.

N.C. to A.Z and back. (Day 1)

Our trip started off pretty typical. Got the van all packed up with our luggage and snacks and all that good stuff. Got on the road around 9:30 to start the trip. I was wondering what kind of weird things we would see on our trip. The first was the photo below. These have to be the biggest tires I have ever seen. My little duck jaw hit the floor. I couldn't help but wonder what kind of vehicle they went on. We ended up taking a break at the same truck stop and I asked the driver. Apparently some guy is setting a ghetto world record and has a Caprice Classic jacked up awaiting these bad boys. I couldn't believe it. What's even crazier is that the rims were spinners.




We gassed up and then it was time to get back on the road.




After that the rest of the day was spent reading, sleeping, and watching movies on the computer. Not exactly an exciting start to the trip, but hey, not everyday can be full of awesometasticness.

Allow me to introduce myself.......

Hello everyone. My name is Carl. You may recognize me from one of my many movies. I was duck #4 in A River Runs Through It, duck #2 in Lake Placid, I was an extra in The Hangover, and best boy on Avatar just to name a few.

I met Charles just a few weeks ago. I was cold lampin at the club with some friends one night down on Glenwood South. He and his entourage came in and totally owned the place. I thought to myself, this is someone I need to know. We had a few drinks and shared some stories. Turns out we were both in the Navy. Small world. Anyway, one of the things we talked about was our love for traveling. I have done quite a bit, and am always looking to do more. So we decided that night that we would start going on road trips together. All I can say is that we are two wild and crazy guys and there is no telling what the future holds.