Day 13 was a driving day. We left Vegas after eating massive omelets (thanks slot machines!) and drove throughout the day to camp right outside Grand Canyon park. Thankfully we had Nick's burned Moth Podcasts. The Moth Podcast is an ongoing storytelling project, recording great stories, usually grouped by theme. Some are hysterical, others white-knuckle tense, others still tearful. All of them are true. I highly recommend checking out this podcast.
For our last campfire with Evan we drank box wine and fire-grilled peanut butter sandwiches while Evan took long exposure shots in the moonlight. We listened to the original War of the Worlds radio broadcast and fell asleep to Native American drumming and signing in the distant background.
We headed to the North Rim for the spectacular views and Nick's most 'not-approved-by-a-mother' Jumping Across America photo. Though almost directly north of Scottsdale on the North Rim, we had to drive a massive distance simply to cross the canyon to make our southward trip to Scottsdale. It was a relief to get there for all of us. Evan and Hanna were reunited, we all could shower, and our dirty clothes could finally be cleaned. We all felt ready to see what Scottsdale had to offer.
One of the best things Scottsdale has to offer is a certain Mr. Christopher Campbell and he made the excellent suggesting to head to a gourmet burger place called 25 degrees for dinner. We had a feast, with Christopher and I saying an emphatic yes to everything suggested and presented. Cheese plates, sweet fries, onion rings, and the succulent burgers we created. It was all outstanding.
Afterwards we headed to Karaoke. This was not a beginners Karaoke bar, the people here had talent. Singer after singer impressed us with their song selection, as well as their voice. And the crowd ate up each performer; they expected, and were given, a performance, song after song. We showed ourselves worthy of the microphone and were each rewarded with cheers of approval. We headed back to Evan's drunk and stuffed, smiling and exhausted.
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