April 1, 2026 — Day 8 Undisclosed Location Yes, the Grand Canyon! We’re here for 3 sleeps. This is why we kept up Beast Mode when we had put in 3 or 4 days without incident. We had expected to be in Tonto National Forest, or maybe the Painted Desert, but one of us just said, “Hey, the Grand Canyon.” Super lucky to get a campsite. And here’s the maps and data from yesterday’s entry. Daily: 330 miles Total: 2,672 miles Driving miles/Day: 382 miles/day  Overall miles/Day: 382 miles

March 31, 2026 — Day 7 Junkyard on 66 Brewery, Grants, NM — Undisclosed Location Over breakfast we watched many trains go by, we finally had a chance to count one. 105 cars plus 2 or 3 locomotives. But how long is a train car? Most of the train cars you see today are articulating well cars. It turns out the come in 3, 4, and 5 car bundles. You can see this as they ride, you sell 3 containers close together and then a gap, then 3 and a gap, then 4 and a gap. We had never noticed that before. The top container can be longer than the…