Grand Canyon

On Saturday we took the trail to the Grand Canyon and it was well worth the trip! The canyon itself is beyond words, you cannot help be look out over the vast landscape and just be in awe.  While we were visiting Grand Canyon National Park we walked the rim and took in some of the attractions along the canyon like Kolb Cabin and the Hopi House.  We were treated to a special, up close appearance of some endangered California Condors

A few of us also hiked down a very small section of the Bright Angel Trail and saw some of the bad decision making (teens climbing out onto a ledge for a photo) that has lead to over 30 deaths at the canyon so far this year.

The train ride to the canyon was a great way to travel.  It takes about 2 hours each way, but the entertainment on board makes the time go by pretty quickly and traveling through the Ponderosa Pines gives you the opportunity to see some wildlife - like Elk.