Where is that darn card reader?

Greetings from the Grand Canyon Public Library. As you may have guessed from the title, we'll have to wait until we relocate our memory card reader to post pictures, but we've got some good ones!!
In the meantime, here is a map

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When we last posted, we were about to head into the Great Smoky Mountains. We spent a full day there, to unwind and do some hiking, and it was a nice break from driving. Very nice campgrounds and a nice little hike to a waterfall.

After Great Smoky Mountains we headed west, through a heat wave with daytime temps of 105, and nighttime temps in the 80's, with very high humidity. This heat lasted through Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, which we sped through in three long days. Finally, in New Mexico, the heat relented as we started to climb into the high desert.

There is a great range of quality in Campgrounds. One campground in Oachita National Forest was nearly abandoned, except for a single van with tinted windows, and the "campground host", a park employee who lives in an RV at each NF campground and maintains the facility. We were both got a creepy vibe, and Beth proceeded to recount all the horrible stories about murdered campers she had heard on Oprah over the years. The fear of death at the hands of Arkansas hillbillies, combined with the muggy stagnant air, made this the worst night of the trip. But we were not murdered.

Other campgrounds have been excellent, including our current campground, the desert view campground at the south rim of the grand canyon, literally a five minute walk to the rim. Also excellent was a little campground northeast of flagstaff, at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. We have stayed at a few private campgrounds (KOA), and the ones outside of cities have all been fine, but clearly geared more towards the RV crowd.

There will be pictures, We promise.