Bison, Otters and Bears...........Oh My

After the Grand Canyon we thought we better checkout something a little more "usual." We had heard about a placed called Bearizona which is just outside the city limits of Williams. The person who told us about it said we would need a couple of hours to see it, well she was wrong 5 and a half hours later they kicked us out as they were closing. Bearizona is a wildlife park that has only been open for four years. All of the animals were rescued from some fate worst than death and brought there. The animals all looked healthy and the staff were excellent. Here are some of the critters we saw.



 They have two 10 acre corrals for the Bison and White Bison.

 
They have a "Birds of Prey" show. We liked the owls best. Kelly wouldn't get any closer....The Owl was giving him a sideways look.

The foxes always look so cute.....We watched a Rooster walk back and forth in front of the fox enclosure......Awful brave when the fence is up.


They had Wolves and Artic Wolves. Apparently the Arctic ones are white....Glad someone asked that on the tour.



The otters were very playful as they always are. The one on the right just looked guilty to me.



They had three types of "Sheep" Mountain Goats on the left. Dall Sheep on the Right and Big Horn below.
Insert your own joke about big racks here.....

 June beside "VampBear" and Kelly playing "Where's Kelly"





Oh Yeah Da Bears. There were 5 bear cubs all around 10 months old. Now they know how to have a good time. June could have watched them all day.....

I didn't know that Porcupines like to spend time up a tree. This guy didn't even come down for dinner. 



After Bearizona we walked around the town of  Williams. There is a lot of history here. Route 66 was the road you took from Chicago to California. There have been many tales about it and songs written in its honour. Williams Arizona was the last town on the old Route 66 that was bypassed by the new highway I-40.

 It is hard to read but the map on the side of this old Hotel shows Route 66

Pretty self explanatory.
Yup gas is 3.59 a gallon here and that was about $.45 a gallon more than Flagstaff which is 30 minutes away.











We lived in Dawson Creek for 8 years and it is known as "Mile 0 " of the Alaska Highway. Well this sign is over the old Route 66 as you enter Williams.

We quite liked it here. The Rv Park was clean and well priced, the people were friendly, and the tourist attractions were professional and affordable. BUT we still can't find a place in the states where the Rv park doesn't have a #$*&*@% train going right by our spot. I only want to wake up at 3:30 am for one thing and listening to a deafening train whistle is not it!  Hope all is well with you all and take care.

Junkel...