The drive to the Grand Canyon was not what I expected at all. I was thinking -- middle of Arizona, hot flat desert. Nope. It was a beautiful, curvy mountain drive through the Kaibab National Forest. And also, it was NOT hot -- quite cold actually.
We got a couple glimpses of the Grand Canyon when there were small breaks in the trees, but our first stop was at this Desert View Watchtower. It was 7 stories tall with a spiral staircase to the top to overlook that part of the canyon.
The Grand Canyon was absolutely amazing! These pictures just don't do it justice at all. But it was incredible! Something I think everyone should see.
Here's another lookout spot. So huge! No end in sight, and so deep, we couldn't even see the river in the bottom.
And, after all this driving, Lucas finally fell asleep in the van... at the Grand Canyon, which was the point of going...He won't remember it anyway, but would have been nice to have him in this picture! Yes, Emma and Jacob are both holding their tablets. They wanted to take their own pictures of the Grand Canyon.
On the way out, we spotted two moose!
We drove all the way back to Provo after this, then to Twin in the morning for a few visits, pick up the dog, and headed home. For our first road trip -- it went amazingly well! The kids didn't fight or complain about being in the car, we all had a fun time together, and it was such a beautiful and scenic drive! We'll definitely being going on more road trips in the future!
April 2019
