Grand Canyon Part 2

 And here's the second half of my trip to the Grand Canyon! We started out our day going back to that stupid meteor crater. It cost us an arm and a leg to get in, and it was pretty unspectacular after seeing the Grand Canyon. It was cool though that a space rock made this giant hole! If you're wondering, we're looking up at a meteor hurtling towards us in that picture!

 To put this into perspective, that little white thing down there is a mine. It is actually deceptively huge, this crater. A six foot tall cut out of an astronaut was down there to show us the size, but you can't even see him in the picture it's that big.

 We drove back to the canyon for a second hike. I was impressed by Trav's ability to sleep anywhere.

 In the desert, everything is flat. It's crazy for this East Coast girl to be able to see everything in every direction! I'm used to being able to pretend that this world is small! 

 So this hike took us into the canyon.

 Here's what it looked like going down...

 And here's what it looked like coming back up! It was like climbing a really really long staircase that was made of dust. We didn't hike too long because we knew going back up would be a bitch and a half.

 Here is me climbing on some rocks.

Our hike took us to Ooh Ahh Point! It was 3 miles, and about an hour down, and 2 or 3 back up. The lookout was really worth it, though!

 It's impossible for a picture (even one not taken by a chick with a point and shoot) to convey the massiveness of the Grand Canyon. My camera really flattened it out. In reality that greyish flat thing int he middle of the picture is covered with trees the size of me!

Since the Grand Canyon is huge on tourism, there were lots of foreigners there. People kept walking by us and we tried guessing what language they were speaking.

This picture makes it look surprisingly not terrifying to be sitting on the edge of the freaking abyss.

 We ended the day at this old watch tower. The inside was covered with Native American art, and it was located near the start of the canyon, where you could see the river!

 It rained on us a couple times!

 For the last day of our trip, we met up with my Dad's highschool friend in Sedona. He was my Dad's best man at his wedding, at they hadn't seen each other for 25 years! Sedona is a tourist trap filled with gift shops and surrounded by these beautiful cliffs! We ate lunch there and then headed back to the hotel

Our flight home was at 7am, and since we had to drive to Phoenix, we had to leave at 3 in the morning! I was exhausted.

I loved the Grand Canyon, and I'm so glad we got to go. But it's always nice to be home after a trip! I'm glad to sleep in my own bed and hug my cat!

Grand Canyon Part 1

 I'm back from our vacation to the Grand Canyon! I took lots of pictures, so I'm splitting them into a couple posts for you guys. It was amazing, I'm so glad we went!

 I went on my first flight. I was super nervous, and guess what? I hate flying. It's cramped and loud and scary and the only redeeming part is the amazing view. Yeah yeah I know planes are like a zillion times safer than cars, but I just feel safer on the ground. Huge metal things defying gravity are like whaaaat.

 We had a layover in Dallas.

 Landing in Phoenix was so pretty! Like glitter city.

We spent the night at a super nice hotel that my Dad's cousin got us for free! Then we drove around Arizona, where everything is brown and cactus-themed.

 

Our first day in Arizona was actually super lame. We went to this meteor crater only to find out it closed an hour before we got there (yes you can close a hole in the ground) and then drove to Winslow with the sole purpose of standing on the corner there. If you know the Jackson Browne song, "Take it Easy", you'll know Winslow's only claim to fame. And we get there and the corner park has been torn down! The street sign we planned to take pictures with was laying in the dirt.

We at least got this gem of a photo on the way back to our cheapo hotel in Williams!

The next morning, we went to the Grand Canyon. And it was for real amazing. And huge.

 Why yes I did hike around in a dress all day! I saw a girl in a demin mini skirt though, so guess I win second place for apparent impracticality. We hiked around the rim the first day we were there.

 I had a stomach ache basically for the entire trip, which we blamed on the altitude. Most of the time it wasn't too bad, though. We ate at a really yummy restaurant in the park, where I had the best veggie burger of my life.

 The animals there were all pretty accustomed to tourists, and we saw lots of elk. Here's Travis hanging out with a friendly squirrel!

 My Mom spent a lot of time behind the camera. She never likes pictures of herself, but I think she looks beautiful!

 Travis was pretty obsessed with these binoculars.

 Selfies in front of the canyon!

I'll finish up the rest of the photos in the next post!

Lately

Hey guys!

While I'm coming home from Grand Canyon, how about you look at stuff I took pictures of last month!

My fat kitty, Kit

 Playing pokemon in my dress that matches my ds

 I am seriously good at finding four leaf clovers

 What are you looking at? It's a microscope view of my cheek cells, eww!

A work in progress shot of a painting I've since finished

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