Grand Canyon Adventure

Since we live in Arizona, only 5 hours away from the Grand Canyon, it would be a shame never to go see one of the seven wonders of the world. My parents are moving towards the end of September back to Ely, NV. Mom thought it would be a good idea to go to the Grand Canyon for Labor Day. Bobby had the day off, so Richie, Bobby, and I joined my parents, Spencer, Trevor, and Tiago for a fun-filled day of traveling and hiking. Traveling with a pregnant lady means lots of stops at the bathroom. Everyone was good sports about it, especially since we had to make a bathroom stop once an hour. It's a good thing there are so many restrooms/port-a-potties at the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is beautiful and it is amazing how nature works. It is always more exciting to walk/hike in beautiful scenery, it doesn't seem like exercise somehow.

I brought my camera, but left extra batteries in the car. Richie enjoys being an amatuer photographer if he can find my cammera, so I had no battery power left in my cammera when I tried to take a picture. I only got a couple pictures and hope that Mom will let me have a copy of hers. Richie has a lot more energy than I do, so it was great to go in a group that could help me watch Richie as I could not keep up. We walked around part of the edge of the south rim. I was a little nervous because Richie wanted to follow his Dad and Uncles onto the edge of the rim. Good news, everyone came back and no one got hurt!!!! After lunch we walked to a hiking trail, most everyone was tired except for Trevor, Spencer, Tiago, and Richie. The boys wanted to hike without having to watch a 3-year old, but Richie talked Grandma and Grandpa into a short hike down and part of the trail and back.

We were at the Grand Canyon for about 5 hours and did a lot of walking with some rests in between. My muscles are pretty sore today, eventhough all I did was walk. Bobby and I look forward to going back and staying a couple of days.

After going to the Grand Canyon we drove to Meteor Crater about 2 hours east of the Grand Canyon. The Meteor Crater was really expensive for adults, so just Trevor, Spencer, and Tiago went to see it. We were all glad to finally get home and fall into our beds as it had been a long day.