Had great flights back from Hawaii and landed in Phoenix in a thunderstorm (of all things!). Spent a couple of nice days with the Cooks in Surprise before heading up here to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon for a few days. Between a recent snowstorm (and the resultant icy trails) and Con and I both working our way through rough colds, we haven't done too much strenuous hiking, but have been enjoying miles and miles of the Rim Trail. Just awe inspiring to gaze into the vastness of this 277 mile canyon. We've taken a number of ranger guided tours which have been very interesting in presenting the cultural an geologic history of the Canyon.
Pretty amazing stuff! 2 Billion years of rock types, eroded over the last 5 million years by the Colorado River to give us the big hole!
PS Didn't bring the R-Pod on this excursion (40's during the day, and down to single digits at night here at 7,000 ft altitude.)
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