Road Trip West Day 3 (Grand Canyon Day 2)

For our second and last day at the Grand Canyon we decided to do a Hike into the Canyon. We Chose to do the Bright Angel Trail and to take it 5 miles down (5 miles back up too!) to Indian Gardens, a little Oasis in the desert. We started at sunrise.

The Bright Angel trailhead.

Funny sign

Enlarge this one; The grove of trees all the way down on that plateau is Indian Gardens, 5 miles down.

Sunrise

Back at the top, 10 miles completed! We finished in the early afternoon I think around 1:30ish. We went to a restaurant that overlooked the canyon, ate portobello burgers, and relaxed the rest of the time. Had a big fire when we got back and enjoyed the stars above, including a spectacular view of the Milky Way.

Road Trip West Day 2 (Grand Canyon Day 1)

So we arrived at the Grand Canyon the first night of our trip. It was dark and we set up camp. In the morning (day 2) we took our time getting up and had a filling breakfast. We headed out to see this thing... We decided Day 1 would be where we take the free shuttle system to all of hte points of interest and do all the tourist type stuff.

Here's Abbey on a ride overlooking the Grand Canyon!

The whole reason this is here, the Colorado River :)

A picture of the two of us.

It's really hard to show the enormity of this. If you haven't been there, get there ASAP. It's like the biggest thing I've EVER seen, period.

Our view from when we saw it for the first time. Ab and I decided to walk up to the first viewpoint with our heads down. Once we got to the railing, we counted to three and looked up. It was like a fake backdrop before us, the contrast of the ground to the grand canyon was fantastic. Absolutely amazing. Thanks to Tax Payers everywhere for preserving this amazing place!

For more pictures go here to my facebook pictures where I have a lot more! (YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT TO SEE THESE!!!)

Denver Day

Abbey planned a day for us in Denver today. We went to the Science Museum to check out this awesome exhibit called 'Expedition Health'. It was completely interactive and had some pretty cool workstations such as: an ultraviolet light that let you see the veins in your hands and arms, an age progression station, and a station that you compete with other people by using brain waves. We then watched an IMAX movie, 'Grand Canyon Adventure, River at Risk' http://www.grandcanyonadventurefilm.com/.

This shot was taken shortly before we left Denver, it's an old Boiler Building near Union Station.