Grand Canyon

Arrived at the Grand Canyon on Friday and were welcomed by a torrential downpour as we pulled into the campsite. Sharla was a trooper and asked 'so where are the ponchos? Let's get to work.' The rains didn't last long and we got all set up and headed for an evening hike and view of the canyon. 'WOW' was the word of the moment. Dinner was a scrumptous feast of flank steak with onions, peppers, and potatos, then a campfire and smores to close out the evening.

The rains came on and off throughout the evening and continued well into the morning with brief sprinkles. We hiked the rim trail in cooler temps, and overcast skies. By the time we got to the Bright Angel Trail the sun was out and we were feeling ambitious. We all hiked into the canyon and everyone was quite impressive hiking out without complaining. Round trip was probably a four and a half mile day with some of that uphill and downhill.

We went back to the campground made lunch and headed to Kingman, Arizona for a relaxing night at the hotel (Hilton Points again) and the kids are finishing up their time in the pool.

Off to Los Angeles on Sunday and a much faster pace than the last couple of days.

Hollywood, the Observatory, the Chinese Theatre and whatever else we can find time for.

Having a great trip!!!