The Grand Canyon

While we were on our Vegas trip we decided we would take advantage of only being a few hours away from the Grand Canyon and make a day trip to it. None of us had ever been there before so it was a fun experience for all of us. I always thought that the Grand Canyon was just a big hole in the desert so I was rather surprised with all the trees surrounding it. It reminded us of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone just on a larger scale. It was pretty incredible to witness such an amazing wonder and it's crazy that you can drive and drive and still see so much!

I was really glad that I didn't have to worry about having kids with us while we were there. There were sidewalks and just six or seven feet from parts of them was the canyon and the steep drop-off. My stomach would have been in knots the entire time. There were different ledges that we were able to climb down but some of them unquestionably tested my courage.

We were able to watch the sunset while we were there and it was absolutely beautiful! There weren't many people around and it was so still and silent. It was nice to just soak in the beauties of nature in such a quiet environment. It is pretty obvious that our Heavenly Father truly loves us and wants us to be happy.