the Grand Canyon

We're home. And we had the nicest time. Here's a little recap.

Bright and early last Monday morning we headed north to Bearizona, a zoo of sorts. It's the kind of place where you drive your car through the park and you see animals like buffalo and bears, etc. The kids loved it.

Our next stop was the south rim of the Grand Canyon. As soon as we pulled into the park, it started pouring rain. We waited in the car for a bit, hoping the storm would pass. But it didn't look like the rain was going to stop anytime soon, so we drove up the road to catch some foggy, wet glimpses of the canyon.

But the next morning! Ah! Sometimes the sky was cloudy and sometimes it was clear, but no rain, thankfully. I kept taking pictures, even though I knew they could never compare to the real thing.

This one nearly gave me a heart attack.

Actually, I had a slight panicky feeling the entire time we were there. It was plenty safe, I just had a major case of over protective mom nerves.

It is just so vast. The Grand Canyon is something that everyone needs to see at least once in their life. It is inspiring and beautiful and quiet and a good reminder that our lives are very small.


Some tips: If you are planning on visiting in July, like we did, keep in mind that afternoon thunderstorms are very likely, so bring rain ponchos. Or plan to visit in the morning. We arrived right at 8 am on Tuesday morning and there were hardly any crowds so we were able to have some of the lookout points all to ourselves. The road along the canyon between Tusayan and Cameron has lots of incredible look out points, so make sure to stop at them all. It took us a little more than two hours to make our way along that road. We brought Oliver's binoculars, and they were a big hit.