Grand Canyon, Day 1

We decided to get away for the weekend and experience winter! After living in Arizona for nearly a year, we figured it was about time we saw the Grand Canyon, so we headed north. It was worth the drive!

It was great to feel some crisp air, and the Canyon was simply breathtaking. The cliche holds true, of course, that the pictures can't ever do it justice, but here are a few of ours.

On day one, we arrived in the afternoon a bit too late to do any hiking. Instead, we checked out the visitor center and walked around the paved rim trails, which are pretty extensive. We managed to spend several hours doing that and didn't even see all of it.

I like that you can see the muddy river in this one.

We also saw some young elk. They didn't seem bothered by us at all.The rim of the canyon was much more forested than I expected.

We were hoping for a colorful sunset, but the it set too far south and we couldn't really see it. It was still really peaceful. The sound of the wind blowing through the canyon was beautiful.

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Pictures from our second day to come later!