Day 2 Grand Canyon - Taking Care of Business

Winnie needed some extra love, so Ned and I got up at 5 am, hit the showers, and headed for Flagstaff. We spent the majority of the day dealing with minor car issues.

Gary and Linda on the other hand, went on a 3 mile hike down into the canyon.

So, while Linda and Gary went down - Winnie went up. She feels all better now.

I took this picture at about 4 o'oclock as a storm was approaching. Love the dramatic effect of the rain. Still no rain drops fell on this side of the canyon.

We met up with Gary and Linda for some drinks at El Tovar - of course.

 

Walking the rim trail never gets old.

 

Another dinner out. This is definitely "glamping."

 

The artwork, pottery and crafts here are so unique and beautiful. I captured this piece high up on the wall in the Desert Tower.

 

 

 

Behind the scenes look at a blogger at work...sitting in the lobby of the El Tovar. Rough life.

 

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South Rim of the Grand Canyon

Mather Campground, Grand Canyon

Another day of great weather and too much fun! We broke camp and rolled out of the north rim around 9 am. Destination South Rim Grand Canyon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The drive from the North Rim to the South Rim was incredible. I especially loved the Vermillion Cliffs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of our stops along the way was the Navajo Bridge, crossing over the Colorado River.

 

The views of the Colorado River from this viewpoint were amazing. We were treated to Condors playing in the up drafts overhead. It was almost surreal.

 

 

Linda and I did some fun shopping along the way pulling off the road to see all the beautiful handcrafted Navajo crafts. One of the stops had a beautiful desert view of the canyon. Gary and Ned explored the deep canyon as we shopped.

 

 

Yep, we made it to the Grand Canyon...photo documentation.

 

 

One of the first stops in the Grand Canyon is the Desert View. We toured the Watchtower and were able to get some great pics from up high.

 

We finally made it to our campsite, but were only there a few minutes before we hopped on our bikes and began exploring. We left the site about 3 and didn't return until 10 pm at night!

 

My favorite part of the trip so far was biking the Hermit Road. We took the bus up the grade, except for Gary who showed us up by riding it, and then biked to Hermit's Rest. We had so much fun stopping at all the overlooks and taking hundreds of pictures.

We returned back to the Village at about 8:30 and ate dinner at Angel Bright Lodge. Ned and I opted to ride our bikes back to the campsite with headlights on. We had the roads almost to ourselves. Such a fun day.

 

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