Wednesday morning, we used our engineering brainpower to strategically pack the suburbans for one last time. We departed from Vegas, with the Grand Canyon overlook as a waypoint in our trusty Garmin GPS's, around 9:00 AM. By this point in our trip, everyone had found the most comfortable places to lie their head, so the five hour drive was nothing to lose sleep over.
I think I can speak for everyone when I say we were awestruck. It was such a view that at times it almost looks fake. I think it pushed Christy's acrophobia (fear of heights) to the max, but even she couldn't leave without peering over the edge. It is truly one of nature's greatest achievements.
We had seen many man made structures from the Hoover Dam, Golden Gate Bridge, to the glowing buildings of Vegas, but the Grand Canyon proved that mother nature still has the upper hand. Usually when we see such a large hole in the ground, it is adjacent to a crushing/grinding mill. Roth and I looked hard, but there were no mining trucks, only the Colorado river slowly eroding away yet another layer of the earth. The Grand Canyon is definitely a must see for anyone and everyone. It was a nice close to our amazing spring break trip.
Proofed by: Barb Moran
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