Grand Canyon

We awakened Wednesday morning to a bull elk wandering through our camp site! Fun way to start the day. All of us were anxious to see the canyon, so we hastily grabbed a cup of coffee and a quick snack and drove the short drive to the rim. The morning light silhouetted the varied layers and crevices and shone brightly off other parts making the colors glow. This is an awe-inspiring place. A testimony to the marvelous work of God, as a placard on one of the old lookout buildings truly proclaims.

We had a delightful morning viewing the canyon, visiting with a ranger, enjoying ice cream, and shopping at the different shops. Several of these also act as museums of sorts and in the short time we were there we learned some interesting things about Native Americans and the early growth of tourism at the canyon.

At this point we split up from Steve and Loie -- they headed towards Albuquerque to get a jump on the big travel day on Friday, and we headed down to Phoenix to see my sister, Susan, and family. We had a very nice evening with them, cooled off in their pool and enjoyed a delicious dinner and conversation. On the way to their house, we had to take a short detour to indulge in our favorite burger joint -- In-n-Out!!

Started out again very early this morning with the hopes of making San Antonio. The computer is estimating it to be about 1,008 miles away. This is probably the longest leg of our trip.