We finally arrived at the Grand Canyon Park at around noon. It is a 25 mile trip from the park entrance to the rim. Our first view of the Canyon was the Desert View, which was not that impressive after seeing the other sites here out west, so I was a bit discouraged but did not let on to Rachael. We found our Hotel, but it was too early to check in so we began a walk around the rim. There is a trail that has rocks on it that shows how old the rocks are here. I touched a rock that was over 170 million years old ! It was CLOUDY and cold and looked like rain ! It wasn’t long before we headed to the hotel and gift shop to get sweat shirts to get warm ! We checked in at about 4pm and I was VERY impressed. We had a little cabin and it was much nicer than I expected for a mere $117 per night! It turns out that the Park Service controls the rates so that they can be affordable for people. There are pictures of our “little cabin” on today’s picture link. What was better is that we are located a 3 minute walk from the rim ! After we unpacked we headed for dinner. There are several restaurants here on the rim, and thankfully, they are all different price ranges. We ate most of our meals at the Bright Angel Restaurant which has meals equivalent to prices at Chili’s or Denny’s. After dinner we went back out to the Rim, but it began to RAIN which is a big deal here. While I am happy for the residents and wild life, did it have to rain when we are here! By the way, no fire works as the whole area is under a fire alert because of the drought. Well, we are heading to bed, hopefully no rain tomorrow !
Today’s photos can be found at: https://plus.google.com/photos/104423898538711271791/albums/5763106782424674225?authkey=CPCD2ZHd-P-XcQ
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