Yesterday, Sunday, June 26th, we took an all day Grand Canyon trip, which included 5 south and east rim stops, a movie, and a picnic.  It was a nice day, very hot, but cooler than at the campground.  After going through the Grand Canyon South Entrance, we went to the Yavapai Point and Visitor Center.  Here are some pictures from this area.

Here I am being very brave sitting near the edge.

Bright Angel Canyon

Bright Angel Canyon

Brahma Temple at 7851 Feet

In the distance is the North Rim of the Grand Canyon - approximately 25 miles across.

Trail below

Look to the left side of the rock and you will see the trail rapping around the mountain.  The next picture is the rest area for this trail.  You can see the portapotty and 2 hikers.

In the middle of the mountain, is the Watch Tower at Desert Trail about 23 miles from us.



On our way to our movie at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center, we saw our first wildlife - 2 young deer.

These are mule deer.

After the movie, we stopped at a market place for our picnic lunch, meat sandwiches, or PB&J, fruit, chips, and  drinks.

Off to see more views with a very full stomach!!!!

Freya Castle - 7299 feet

The Kolb brothers, natives of Philadelphia, were avid photographers.  In 1902 they decided to make their home on the South Rim.  This was 17 years before the Grand Canyon became a national park.  They staged pictures and then sold them to visitors.  The picture below is of 2 rocks.  They put a branch between the 2 rocks and one of them hung from it making it look like he was thousands of feet above the floor of the canyon.  In reality, he was only 8 feet up.

This is the oldest juniper 1200 years old.

The next pictures are various views of the Colorado River.  It is amazing that it was this river that carved out the Grand Canyon.  The first person to discover the Grand Canyon said that it was nothing but waste land and that no one would ever come here.

Desert View

If you go up in the watch tower, which we didn't, you can see the Painted Desert and Mohave Desert -- it was just toooo many steps!!!  They also have a sunset service here.  Here are pictures of the Watch Tower.

Views from Desert View

Bye Bye, Grand Canyon.

Today we drove to Las Vegas.  We stopped at the Hoover Dam.  I will post those pictures tomorrow night.  Tomorrow we are heading to Fillmore, Utah.  Goodnight!!!