We broke camp and headed for Tuba City, Arizona - on the Navajo Reservation. We asked someone where to eat and they gave us directions to a swap meet there. It was great and there we got to enjoy the local culture. For lunch we had “fried bread”, roast muttin, ribs, and veggies.
We walked from tent to tent and bought some local souvenirs; the pinon nuts were great. The place was very crowded with families walking around shopping. We made a couple of friends, including Ed Begay (click above for picture). Ed is an annoucer of Indian Pro Rodeo and was at the meet working as a DJ as well as selling cowboy hats.
We also met a family who was selling pinon. When we said we were from New York, the woman thought we were from Texas. She thought New York was inside of Texas. Then she thought we lived in the same city as the president and her husband said “What kingdom are you from?”
We were supposed to now go to Monument Valley but worried about the amount of time we would have at Grand Canyon, so we headed there.
During this time of the year, the North Rim of the park is still closed because of the weather. So we entered the park through the South Rim and went camping at Mather Campground. Together with my father, I helped build a nice fire, and hit the sack.
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