Tuba City

After leaving Mather Campground, we stopped at several of the viewpoints on SR-64. Our final stop was at Navajo Point just to the west of Desert View, the location of the Watchtower. (The middle picture is of the San Francisco Peaks as seen from the parking lot.)

The Watchtower was designed and built in 1932 by Mary Colter, an architect for the Fred Harvey Company. She designed and supervised the construction of many of the buildings at Grand Canyon, including Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the canyon. Each stone for the exterior of the building was picked by hand at a local quarry because Ms. Colter wanted each stone naturally shaped.

We arrived at Tuba RV Park (part of the Quality Inn) in Tuba City around 2:00 PM (3:00 PM Navajo time, since the Navajo Reservation goes on Daylight Savings Time even though the rest of Arizona does not). After dinner, we drove down to the Basha's to pick up a few groceries.

Miles driven: 84.4
GPS Coordinates: N36.13088 / W111.24223