Grand Canyon Adventure

I had the most amazing time ever. It was extremely short, but I must say is one of my most memorable vacation ever (and not because it just passed).

This was an interesting trip as we made absolutely no plans at all. We were to wing everything, and it all worked out for us. (Thank goodness)

We actually didn't even know what day we were going to go until about a few days before hand. Frances had an interview, and I had jury duty.

We left Friday morning without even getting directions or knowing an address to put in the GPS. That made for an interesting morning as we were confused, and had to call for help. That may have been a bit foolish, but we survived.

Someone even almost ran into us at the freeway. They never signaled and their trailer was inches away from hitting us. Later, when we went to get gas, someone asked us if we were almost hit. Apparently everyone else saw what that jerk did.

It took us hours to get to the Grand Canyon, and we were becoming cranky. At one point we were convinced that the Grand Canyon was a made up place, and that it didn't really exist.

We eventually got there, but we had to go figure out where were we to stay. So what do we do? Drive as close as we can to the Grand Canyon National Park entrance, and stay at the hotel there. Wasn't it a brilliant plan? We thought so, and it actually worked out perfectly as the shuttle to go into the park was literally steps away from our room.

We were stunned when we finally say that giant hole in the ground. It was glorious. Even as we were standing in front of it, it felt so surreal, as if this could not be possible. We spend hours hiking around for the perfect spot to sit and dangle our feet. We were having so much fun just looking into the canyon.

The next day we did some biking around the rim of the canyon so that we could admire the view. Why is it so hard to go uphill even if it's the tiniest incline? How I struggled this morning on the bike.

We decided to have a picnic, and so we were out to find the perfect spot. It was a beautiful morning, and there so many places to sit. The vacation could definitely be romantic if it wasn't for the fact that I was with my gal pal. We could only imagine what a perfect date it would be. :)

We left the Grand Canyon early afternoon, and we were a little depressed to leave. Being there only two days was not nearly enough time to do all the things we wanted to do, but it was enough to show us a glimpse of one of the seven natural wonders of the world. I guess I have to go back someday.

For some reason the ride home was terrible. It felt like it was never ending, and that I would never get home. Maybe I was just really sad to go home or maybe it was because all the lack of sleep finally caught up with me. Either way it was really upsetting to go home.

At least I have another camping trip planned for next week. I have been incredibly busy this summer, and I can't really complain. :D