Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Grand Canyon, a very appropriate name.


Before I start my next post I just want to take this opportunity to congratulate Beau on his first post. It wasn’t easy for the little guy to bust it out but from what I hear it is very entertaining and filled with creative liberties. I’m sure it is real witty and cute and over exaggerated much like most of Beau’s stories. I myself will opt not support his efforts by reading the post. Way to go Beau, hope your back gets better.

O and by the way Judas was by far the best singer/dancer in Jesus Christ Superstar.

All of us have memories of flipping through books in our grade school’s library gazing at pictures of some of our nation’s most storied landmarks. Images of Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, and of course the Grand Canyon have become all too familiar as they develop into nothing more than just a side picture with a caption underneath it in a textbook. You never will realize how amazing these places are until you see them in person and the Grand Canyon is the perfect example of that. We woke up bright and early on Tuesday morning, put on our coziest socks and laced up the hiking shoes in anticipation for our hike down the canyon. We decided to tackle the South Kaibab Trail (which s the longest one they said we can knock out in one day) and take it all the way down to a great look out spot called Skeleton Point. The pictures we took on that hike are the kind of pictures that stick with people for a lifetime. If I didn’t know any better I would think they were taken at Universal Studios in front of a green screen. Unlike the rest of our post there isn’t really any humorous tales or cheeky anecdotes, just some unreal views and a pain in the ass hike back up. The Grand Canyon is one of definitely one of those places that you have no excuse to never check out. One tip, if your trying to ride some donkeys you better plan ahead, they are booked a year in advance.

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