Spring Break: Day Three: Grand Canyon

            With day three of our trip we slowed down a bit.  We were all up around eight after getting some much needed rest.  We went to the nearest Wal-mart to pick up some things for lunch and to buy Tangled.  The kids loved the movie and it was one that would be watched over and over again.  It was finally time to go to the Grand Canyon.  The kids were excited and looking forward to this place for a long time.  We have been talking about going to the Grand Canyon since we moved here to Colorado.  With a snow storm every spring we either stay put or get out of dodge.  This year we decided to get out of dodge.  On to the Grand Canyon: I remember going as a child when we moved from Las Vegas to San Antonio.  It was a long road trip but my Mom always found places to stop whether it was some weird place or something worth seeing.

          

Rock Layers.

  When I came as a child I remember all the traffic at the Grand Canyon.  We all go out to see the Grand Canyon while Mom hugged a tree behind us.  Funny enough the first place that we stopped at seems like the same spot that we stopped almost 20 years ago. 

What do you think?

            While being at the Grand Canyon we found out really quick who are little dare devils were Tori, Noelle and Brayden just wanted to hang off the edge while Abby had a little more caution.  This time going to the Grand Canyon they have a bus system that takes you out to Hermits Rest.  You can either ride the bus or get off at each stop or there are trails to walk along.  It really is a beautiful place and one of God’s greatest creations.

  
 There are plenty of places to take pictures.  I could take lots of pictures to fill a book with here.  The one thing I learned from the Grand Canyon this time was that the layer of rock meant a different time of the earth.  With Matt’s fear of heights we decided not to take the hike down in the canyon.  If ever you decide to go the trail is called Angel’s crossing.  With half the day gone we decided to get on the bus and head out to Hermit’s Rest.  While sitting on the bus Matt found out that there was a book written by the Rescuers of the Grand Canyon about all the deaths at the Grand Canyon.  A little morbid, I know.  One of the most interesting things we found out was that there use to be an uranium mine back in the day.  Smart planning on our part was that we planned that all of Tuesday we would spend at the Grand Canyon.  That way we could experience all that the Grand Canyon had to offer.  We definitely took in all that we wanted to see.

Angel's Crossing

  

Colorado River

End of the line.

Our little dare devils.

Looks like Matt has had it.

     Now that we were done with the Grand Canyon it was time to drive back into Flagstaff for some dinner and then some sleep before moving onto our next adventure.  We did make a stop at a gift shop and bought t-shirts and Matt's morbid book.  On the way back to where the car was park our bus driver shared the dumb joke of the day.

A tourist went up to park ranger and asked:

"When does a deer become an elk?"

The park ranger a little annoyed said:

"Six hundred years!"

      Look for another post for our next adventure.