Grand Canyon

Most people know the Grand Canyon. Showing the greatness of the Colorado river. It is strange to think that one river managed to create such a huge canyon. Everybody always says that photos do not do it justice. Well in this case it is definitely true. We did the south end of the park where most people do it from. Lindsay has done the North rim so we decided we would brave the tourists in their buses and go for it. As I approached the rim for the first time and peaked over, my breath was taken away by the sheer size. This does not happen to me often. It takes your brain a few minutes to really comprehend what you are seeing.

We decided to walk as much as we could of the rim. Well keep in mind we are doing this in the middle of summer. It was hot. Really hot. We walked from one viewpoint to the next and then take the local free bus to the next and so on.  You can do the whole thing via bus or hike one way and take it back the other. There is also the bike rental option. Well regardless to say it gets a little repetitive after a while. Yes it changes a bit but it seems to lose its luster pretty fast. One amazing thing we did see was the great Californian condors flying around. They are doing a great job of protecting them. They have been tagging and naming every single one of the condors since the 1970’s.
My advice for the Grand Canyon in summer is lots of water you can really use the bus and not feel too bad. If you have time hike down into the canyon (something we did not do). Oh and remember sunscreen, a camera, and a hat ;).