We arrived in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon and made the two hour drive to Flagstaff, which is our home base for this trip, arriving there around dinner time. We just relaxed and unwound at the hotel for the night then made the short 1.5 hour excursion to the Grand Canyon on Sunday morning.
The Grand Canyon never ceases to amaze me. It is often described as the Earth's 'greatest geological showcase' because of its stunning combination of length, depth and width: 277 river miles long, 18 miles wide and 1 mile deep. And it truly is just astonishingly beautiful. No photos could ever do its beauty justice.
I love that we are able to bring our kids here and show them what nature and the Earth is all about. This is the ultimate display. And I love that Isaiah showed so much interest. Many kids his age could really care less; people even asked me why I'd even take the kids there at such a young age. My answer is 'because they care!' and he completely proved me right. He flooded me with questions the whole time we were there: How did it get here? Was it from dinosaurs? Why is there a river? Is this canyon like the Niles canyon? :) Do animals live down there? I reveled in every second of it; curious children make me happy.
Both times we have visited, we have explored just the South Rim as a day trip, which is the shortest drive from Flagstaff. But when the boys get older, we plan to camp a few days at the bottom of the canyon, hike around and see the river. Did you know people actually live down there?!?!
The Grand Canyon never ceases to amaze me. It is often described as the Earth's 'greatest geological showcase' because of its stunning combination of length, depth and width: 277 river miles long, 18 miles wide and 1 mile deep. And it truly is just astonishingly beautiful. No photos could ever do its beauty justice.
I love that we are able to bring our kids here and show them what nature and the Earth is all about. This is the ultimate display. And I love that Isaiah showed so much interest. Many kids his age could really care less; people even asked me why I'd even take the kids there at such a young age. My answer is 'because they care!' and he completely proved me right. He flooded me with questions the whole time we were there: How did it get here? Was it from dinosaurs? Why is there a river? Is this canyon like the Niles canyon? :) Do animals live down there? I reveled in every second of it; curious children make me happy.
Both times we have visited, we have explored just the South Rim as a day trip, which is the shortest drive from Flagstaff. But when the boys get older, we plan to camp a few days at the bottom of the canyon, hike around and see the river. Did you know people actually live down there?!?!
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