The Grand Canyon

At the end of September when my parents were here for a visit, they rented an RV and we took a road trip to the Grand Canyon.  Gavin called the RV a bus, and he LOVED that we got to not only drive down in the "bus", but sleep and eat in it too.  The trip started with a bit of a delay... While Gavin was helping lift bags into the RV, he fell backwards off the step and smacked his head pretty hard on the sidewalk.  After a quick trip to the InstaCare, a staple in the back of his head, and an ice cream cone later, Gavin was once again a happy boy and we were on our way.

Our drive down to the South Rim

DVDs and books to keep us entertained


Lunch stop overlooking Lake Powell and Jared flying his RC airplane

Glen Canyon Dam

The views were all amazing, but of course I'm slightly bias and think this messy face was the best view of all!

We went on lots of walks, and Gavin was such a trooper...

He just hopped up on Grandpa Ducky's shoulders when he was ready for a break

Where ever there is dirt this boy is happy

Views at sunset

We also saw lots of wildlife.

The endangered California Condor, the largest land bird in North America.

We shared our campsite with a herd of elk.  The signs on the bathroom said to stay 30 yards away from them... But with this bull and his close to 20 cows roaming the campsite, that was virtually impossible!

One afternoon my parents took Gavin so Jared and I could do a hike.  We made it about 2/3 of the way down to Indian Garden down the Bright Angel Trail.  Next trip to the Grand Canyon we'd like to have more time to make it all the way down.

View of the trail we just hiked down...and now had to hike back up

Thanks for the fun trip!