Grand Canyon more than lived up to its moniker. What an incredible place. We have lots of photos/video; will get those up in the next few days, if all goes well. A few hints:
IF YOU GO IN WINTER, BRING GOOD HIKING BOOTS, AND HIKING POLES AND CRAMPONS OR YAK TRAKS IF YOU WANT TO GO ON ANY TRAILS. Even just walking out to vista points was dicey, we're glad we had our hiking poles. I kept imagining myself slipping on the ice and plummeting over the canyon edge. I walked very carefully, needless to say.
GOTTA SEE: The Watchtower at desert view, very definitely worth the extra drive out there. Also a great place to see a lot of the Colorado River. Learn about Mary Colter, the incredible architect who designed many of the buildings at the Grand Canyon for Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe Railroad.
Left GC around 1:30, so couldn't get all the way home. Stopped for the night in Boulder City at the Boulder Dam Hotel, on the historic hotel register. Great, classy place--reasonable price ($75 w/queen and continental bkfst minus a AAA discount). Boulder City is a cute little town, we enjoyed our stroll around last night after many hours in the car. We're thinking we may come back here for the bike rides, petroglyphs, etc. It may become a destination!
Well, H is patiently waiting for me to finish blogging so we can head for home.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
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