Arizona - Meteor Crater and Grand Canyon
We had planned to drive thru Arizona only stopping at the Meteor Crater for a quick overnight tour and then continue on to see our family in Washington. Here is a picture of the Meteor Crater and our tour guide - just to give some scale to the picture. While we were at Meteor Crater we found out the Arizona had opened up the Grand Canyon and decided to go. We were so lucky because we hadn't made any reservations ahead of time - not knowing when we would get across country to it and then finding out it was closed. We happened to be about an hour or two away from it when it re-opened and were able to get in and be there with no crowds... The rangers and staff were so grateful to their governor for re-opening the park and letting everyone get back to work. We were too. We've decided we will definitely go back. Took our breath away and there is no way to get the grand scale of the place without standing there yourself.
One of the things the boys loved best about the Grand Canyon is being able to explore and play in the woods. They built a fort out of wood and made a chair, firepit, bunkbeds and spent quite a few hours out in the woods here.
We took a three hour train ride into the Grand Canyon on our first morning. The boys and I had never ridden on a train before and it was a lot of fun. I imagine if the Grand Canyon was really crowded this would be the ideal way to get into it if you were staying at a lodge.
Hiking on the trails. We went down 1 1/2 miles which took us a little under two hours and about three hours to get back up. My butt was so sore fro the next couple of days. Ryan was so disappointed that we couldn't go all the way down.
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