Flagstaff, AZ

flagstaff is a proper little frontier town bisected by the rail road and route 66. i love the railroad, the freight trains thunder past every 1/2 hour or so and you can hear them all over town as the train drivers hoot their horns really loud. i met a girl that rides the railroads and now i keep on looking out for the freight carriages that are comfortable to stow away on. to be honest there aint much to do here except watch the trains go by but its nice to be in a small town after just being in cities. the highest mountains in arizona overlook the town and the centre is somewhat wild west in character. yesterday i went hking in the grand canyon. its so beautiful. i have been told its awesome, huge, mindblowing etc. but no one told me how beautiful it is. you look out and its like looking at the sea with islands rising out of it, it just seems such an infinate expanse. there is such a variety of rocks of different colours, black and tan and red and white, and they seem to change colour as the light changes throughout the day. also the view changes so much as you move around which is surprising as its so vast you would think that a few hundred feet difference in position wouldnt alter anything. its an amazing thing to see because you couldnt really draw it or describe it, you just have to see it to really experience it. so im going to shut up about it now.