Shoot-out

A marshall named John B. Goodmore got into a gun battle with bandits from the Cataract Creek Gang near the Grand Canyon Railroad Depot this morning.  The bandits woke up hungry and wanted their mother to cook.  The problem was their mother was in jail.  Since they couldn’t cook, the bandits came up with a plan to steal horses and take money from innocent bystanders so they could buy food.  Marshall Goodmore put a stop to their crimes by shooting the bandits of the Cataract Creek Gang dead. 

    

  

Noon Photo:: Day 1: Monday, June 27, 2011

WE LOVE AIR CONDITIONED VANS!!!!

It was 116º outside-- a RECORD Heat Wave!!!

Day 1: Monday, June 27, 2011

Weather:  hot, dry and windy
Temperature: 115º (in Phoenix, Arizona!)

Destination: Williams, Arizona (Grand Canyon)
Highlight: The highlight of the day was walking along the streets of Williams, Arizona and seeing the location of old Route 66.
Scenery: Desert  

Miles Driving:
WPSD to Pittsburgh International Airport - 27 miles,
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to the Grand Canyon Resort in Williams, Arizona - 163 miles.

Miles Flying:
Pittsburgh International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - 1,829 miles.

Steps Walking:

Breakfast: Muffins, Fruit
Lunch:    Fast Food at Jack in the Box Restaurant
Dinner:  Buffet dinner at Grand Canyon Railway Hotel Restaurant (Pasta, Mexican Food, Salad Bar)

Revielle: 4:30 wake up
Curfew: 10:30 in Rooms; 11:00 Lights out

Packing and Flight

Day O, June 26, 2011
The Class of 2012 students were still staying in Pittsburgh and the weather was warm. It was 79 degrees. We ate dinner and it was sandwiches. We checked the packing list to make sure that we had what we needed to bring on our west wild trip and to check the weight. The weight limit was 50 lbs. All of our bags were under of 50 lbs-- We did good job!!! We went the bed on 10:30pm.

Day 1, June 27, 2011
We woke up at 4:30am to take showers, change clothes, and clean up rooms. We ate breakfast of blueberry, banana, or chocolate chip muffins, apples and bananas. The bus picked us up to drop off us at the Pittsburgh airport and the odometer showed we drive 27 miles (started at 345, ended at 372). We left school about 6:15am. We arrived at the Pittsburgh airport about 7am. We walked around the Pittsburgh airport till 8:30am. At 8:45am we enter the gate and we left Pittsburgh about 9:35am and arrive Phoenix, AZ 4 ½ hours later at 2:05pm Eastern Time, but In the Western time zone we traveled from 5:45am to 11:05am. The Airport mileage was 1,800. We taste the water here in the West; it tasted different than water of east. We notice many different trees, plants, and cactus. It was so fun. It fascinated us. We at lunch at Jack in the Box.