We are at the Grand Canyon Monday June 25, 2012

We arrived at our campsite just outside the Grand Canyon Saturday.  Yesterday we loaded on the shuttle which is just in front of our RV park and went to the Grand Canyon.  We spend most of the day walking around at the different points where the shuttles will take you.  Last night we stayed and watched the sunset.  It was beautiful.  It is amazing to see all the formations of rocks, the colors and all the different depths of the canyon.  The Colorado River runs through the canyon and from the top it looks just like a small puddle.  There is a Phantom Ranch down at the bottom where you can hike down or ride the mules down and spend the night. The canyon is 10 miles wide from rim to rim and 1 mile deep.  The north rim is 1,000 feet higher than the south rim.  We are at the south rim in Tusayan, AZ.  We are at a altitude of 6,400 feet. 

The Visitors Center at the Grand Canyon and a map to guide you where to go.

Abby, Erin, Olivia and Julie

Lester along one of the paths out to the point

Rocks along the path out to one of the points

Out on the point looking down into the canyon

It is an awesome view

Roger & Leta

This is looking across from where we are standing and other people are out on another part of the rim.

Another awesome view of the canyon

Leta, Erin & Olivia

Abby says "look mom"

Roger, Leta, Lester, Marilyn, Julie, Erin, Olivia & Abby with the canyon in the background

Looking down on one of the trails you can go down.

Wonders never cease

Another beautiful view

Roger, Leta, Erin & Olivia are somewhere down there on the trail

Well, here they finally come

Another breath taking view

Getting ready to watch the sunset

Starting to go down

Awesome view

Almost gone

Amazing colors

This morning Roger, Leta, Lester & myself got up early, had breakfast at McDonalds and took the shuttle to the Grand Canyon.  We got on the red route and stopped at some of the view points.  We even walked down one of the trails for awhile.  It was interesting and I made sure I keep close to the wall because there was no railing.  It was all downhill but then you had to come back uphill all the way.  We got our exercise.

There were 4 elk outside our campsite this morning

This one was right behind a store

This was looking over Bright Angel Trail

Roger, Leta, Marilyn & Lester walked down the Bright Angel Trail

There was a tunnel in the rock on the trail

Walking down the trail

We made it to the tunnel

A lizard on a log along a trail we walked.

The Colorado River at the bottom of the canyon.  Lester zoomed in on it.

The rapids on the Colorado River

Another awesome view of the canyon

There were elk in our campsite when we came back this evening