To celebrate Munchkin’s graduation, we headed over to the Grand Canyon to take a rim tour with Canyon Ministries. Our day started rather early as we needed to meet our guide – Guy – in Williams by 07:00. We all piled into the tour vehicle, and Guy began to tell us a little about Canyon Ministries and what we’d be doing that day. Unfortunately, Munchkin was not feeling well, but she was not going to miss this opportunity. She immediately started peppering Guy with questions which I think he liked as she was totally engaged in the tour. She was…
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Visiting the Grand Canyon with Grandma and Grandpa
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When D learned that Grandma and Grandpa had not been to the Grand Canyon on a clear day, he checked the weather to see what it was going to be like at the Canyon the next day. When it saw a clear forecast, plans were made to head over to the Grand Canyon for the day. The weather was crisp and clear in the morning. The temperatures warmed up a little during the day, but it was still cool. It was a beautiful day for observing the Grand Canyon. When we first arrived, we headed over to the visitor’s center.…
Painted Rock Petroglyph Site
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Project 365 – #106 Today, we stopped by Painted Rock Petroglyph Site which is located near Gila Bend, Az. (We were on our way home from the Phoenix Gluten Free Expo – more about that later.) A petroglyph is basically a symbolic or artistic rock etching. Usually, you’ll only see a few here and there – if you’re fortunate to be able to find/see them. At this location, there are literally hundreds of etchings. Why are there so many in one location? Well, this area was a well traveled path for many people including expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza…
Another stop during our Grand Canyon Adventure was a little trail called Keyhole Loop Trail. It’s located in Kaibob National Forest right outside of Williams, Arizona. We stopped by to see the park ranger to see if he had any maps of the local trails. He informed us that many of the trails were still closed due to slow, so we’d want to be careful while hiking. He then went on to recommend the Keyhole Loop Trail because it had something special to see at the end of the trail…. We hiked and hiked over snow banks, through the mud,…
Wupatki National Monument
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While we were camping near the Grand Canyon we decided to take advantage of our location, and we went to see the Wupatki National Monument. You saw a glimpse of the ruins at the monument on my Wordless Wednesday post. One of the really fun things about this National Park area was that you could actually go into many of the different ruins. Some areas were marked with do not enter or do not walk here signs. They tried to have these signs blend with the natural surroundings, so the notices were painted on rocks. Munchkin enjoyed hiking around to…