Saturday, September 13, 2008

Day 8 - Grand Canyon

Well, what to my wondering eyes should appear .... FROST! It was 35 degrees when we woke up about 6 a.m. We wanted to get an early start to the Grand Canyon but some wimps (who shall remained unnamed) want to wait until it gets a tad warmer. So, I have some time to post and read email.


Here's a little info about the Grand Canyon. A powerful and inspiring landscape, the Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size; 277 river miles (446km) long, up to 18 miles (29km) wide, and a mile (1.6km) deep.

Stay tuned for more pics later tonight.

We're back from our ride to the Grand Canyon South Rim. This is the 2nd time Bill and I have been here and it's still awesome and splendid and all those adjectives. We had a beautiful blue skies day. We parked outside of the park and took the shuttle in to the Grand Canyon. We decided to split up because we wanted to do a little hiking. So after this picture, we headed to the east portion of the South Rim to hike the Rim Trail to Yavapai Observation Station, Mather Point and Kaibab Trail. We decided to hike down into the Canyon. It was pretty easy going down but the climb back up was a killer. BUT, the vistas were worth every huff and puff (and there were plenty of them). I couldn't believe that we were down in the canyon. Can you find the trail?
Tomorrow we head to Bluff, Utah. I think I"ll be resting in the motor home. Talk to you all later.

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