Day 3- Adventure to the Grand Canyon!
Today we headed 70 miles north to one of the 7 wonders of the world: THE GRAND CANYON!!
This was the first time Kendra had ever been to the grand canyon, so I had to make it the greatest experience ever... so i made her close her eyes as she walked to the edge of the grand canyon so that when she opened her eyes there was going to be some major shock value!
Like everyone who gazes at this amazing creation, you are pretty much speechless as you look on this gapping hole in the ground... it almost doesnt seem real... I love looking at it, even if it is the 100th time i have seen it :)
I must say, i love how small of a world this is- we met up with a friend of a friend of Kendra's who works up at the canyon! We chatted it up for a bit and then continued on our adventures to hike some of the grand canyon. I guess I didnt realize how much it snowed until we started hiking down the Bright Angel Trail and it was covered!! It was a pretty sweet experience walking along the snowy trails in the grand canyon!
We hiked for maybe half a mile or so and then turned back...we were ready for something warm to drink :) As we headed up the snowy terrain to reach the El Tovar Lodge, we would catch ourselves stopping and gazing at this magnificent creation that we couldnt even fathom... pretty cool :)
I think the snow made the effect of the whole trip 10 times better... it was gorgeous!
we headed back up to the El Tovar to take more pictures and fulfil our goal- smoke a cigar, in rocking chair at the Grand Canyon.. haha it was quite an experience (that was short lived haha) but hey now we can say we did it :)
After we drank our hot chocolate and smoked a little bit of the cigar we called it a day and headed home... we definitely took our fair share of pictures but there are too many to include for the day... plus pictures dont even do this glorious place justice!
The greatest part of the 1.5 hr long drive back home was the fact the peaks were in front of us the whole time and what a gorgeous sight that was!
What a great day it ended up being! We got back and had the best meal ever- creamed eggs on toast! Then we played a lot of games of Rummikub and Cien,.. way too much fun! Tomorrow we are going to get up and go to a step class (totally excited) then we are going shopping in downtown Flagstaff!! Man the Lord is good and I am so thankful for such an amazing roommate and friend to share my home with!!
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