The Grand Canyon certainly is!

The drive to the Grand Canyon was very interesting. We arrived in Williams, AZ to be greeted by a small blizzard, almost an inch of snow blowing sideways. We stopped for a bite to eat and see what was going to happen.

After about an hour the snow stopped and we decided to continue onward to the Grand Canyon only to be snowed, sleeted, hailed and rained on all the way there. Once we finally arrived at our campground everything but the wind and a little rain was all the weather we had. Oh, it was also just above freezing. Fearless as we are, off to see the cnayon we went. Did I forget to mention that we didn't bring any warm clothes!!!! We layered up and off we trecked.

Even with the weather the views were spectacular. If you haven't been there yet then start making plans and go as soon as you can. Our main wish was that we were had more time to hike some of the canyon trails.

The campground was a little rustic but very nice. We had lots of wildlife including Mule Deer, ground squirrels visit us. We also saw Mountain Chickadees, Great-Tailed Grackle, Scrub Jays, Ravens, Crows, Red-Backed Dark Eyed Junco and Pinyon Jays. I do believe there was a Raven convention going on while we were there, we have never seen more Raven at one time in our lives.

One of our favorite stops at the rim was the Dorothy Kolb House at Hermits Rest. We are actually sitting in the fireplace here warming up before heading back to the campground. There just are not enough words to describe the views of this remarkable place. We also came across people from everywhere on the planet during our stay. We heared Japanese, German, French, Turkish, British, Brazilian Portuguese and even Canadian being spoken while there.

As hard as it was to leave we had to get on to Scottsdale and more friends. Before we leave, one last video of the Canyon at Yaki Point.

We arrived in Scottsdale to a sligth change in the weather. Low 90's and about 8% humidity. When we got out of the truck my first thought was that someone broke the atmosphere. For us Northwestern people this is quite a change!

More to come.

Phil & Lydia