The Grand Canyon Saga
The next day we went on a tour that consisted of a small, intimate group. We were chauffeured to exclusive spots sheltered from the bulk of tourism. We enjoyed our guide's educated and entertaining dialog. His name was Andrew, and he is the one to the left in the group photo. We even got to see four rare California Condors soaring through the canyon. Andrew did a great job explaining the geological theories of how the canyon was formed, but it's really just a big hole chisel by water. We went to a couple of spots that thrived with tourist. The tower to the left I believe was made by the Native Americans. More importantly, I found a cute stuffed fox for my mom. The tour offered many great scenic pictures; it was hard to choose which pictures to include. We even enjoyed a picnic
The next day Dad and I set off on our trek into the depth of the canyon. We witnessed the sun creeping over the eastern edges until finally the rays beat us down with extremely oppressive heat. The morning started off cool with
Just like every hike with Dad, it always turns out better than I thought. The only draw back was that I hurt myself pretty bad and couldn't exercise for a
the feeder stream below. I think the round trip was sixteen miles in seven hours (from 6 to 1). After that hike I needed a good dinner and a couple of beers.