Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is something I've always wanted to see.  It did not disappoint me.  It was Grand indeed!  Majestic, beautiful - something you can hardly wrap you head around and photos do not do it justice.  I did take photos though - lots of them, and it was hard to pick out a few to share.

 We drove about 1 1/2 hours to get there.  The drive itself was beautiful, with ever changing scenery.  The background here is the Grand Staircase Escalante, and there are cows in the field.  Cheri and I, being farmers daughters enjoyed seeing the cows, but there weren't many in this area.

 Another view of the Grand Staircase Escalante.

We saw a lot of signs like this, winding roads, hills, U turns...

Hooray!  We made it!

 The initial view of the canyon!  Awestruck and amazed by the beauty and vastness of it!

 Do you see the hole in this one?

Bob and Mark enjoying the scene.  They were also enjoying some quiet from their wives.  Both Cheri and I are scared of heights, and while we so enjoyed this day, the steep cliffs scared us, especially when the guys went closer than we thought they should.  The look out spots with fences felt so much safer!

 Do you see the people up there?  Yes, I was up there too, but not close to the edge!

 We also enjoyed these aspen trees throughout the park, with their white bark and light green leaves.

We had supper that night at a western type restaurant, which had lots of fun things around it.  We thought this was a fitting place for Bob and Mark after all they put us through that day!