Location: Groom, TX. Population: 587. Home of the world's largest cross. It's true; everything is bigger in Texas.
Location: Albuquerque, NM. Population: 528,497. Pit stop to check off one more culinary adventure on this abbreviated Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives tour. Dinner at the Standard Diner where Mom daringly dined on the Country Fried Tuna with wasabi guacamole and I dove into grilled Atlantic Salmon with this "orange burre blanc" sauce that I wanted to bathe in. I would have loved to stay a few days and satisfied my appetite for more Triple-D deliciousness, but the show must go on and so we went on.
Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. Population: Nearly 5 million visitors each year. And I thought the world's largest cross was big. PS I will never visit the Grand Canyon with my mother ever again. Apparently large canyons with perilous rims give her panic attacks.
Location: Sedona, AZ. Population: 11, 220. Imagine you have been struggling through the suffocating heat of a bleak, desolate desert. For days you have been re-hydrating by swallowing your own spit. Just when you feel like hope is lost and your body will come to its final resting place in the harsh dust of this God-forsaken land, the bright rays of the sun infuse their light into the red rock formations that loom ahead. The rust-colored rocks illuminate in brilliant hues of orange, gold, and red, beckoning you to come and escape from your imminent death. No, it is not a mirage. It is Sedona, Arizona. I shudder to think that my mom and I almost missed this hidden haven. Absolutely one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen in my life and the perfect secluded spot for a spa vacation. Not like I have ever had a spa vacation, but if, or when, I do I know where I will go.
Location: Los Angeles, CA. Population: 9,848,011 (in LA county). Here we go...
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