Sunday morning: Grand Canyon

We woke up early in Williams, AZ and raced to the Grand Canyon McDonald's to beat the 10:30 breakfast deadline. After a couple overpriced sausage egg McMuffins, we decided we might as well go check out the canyon since we were so close. At first, after paying $9.00 for a McDonald's breakfast, I was worried that the Grand Canyon would be an over-commercialized tourist attraction. We found a park and ride a couple blocks down the road. Since it was a national park, admission without a car was free. Altogether, we had arguably our best day of the trip so far without spending a dollar.

I'm sure I'm not the first to tell you that the Grand Canyon is something you NEED to see before you die, but it really is true. We spent about an hour and a half at just one of the many lookouts. With more time and the proper gear, I could have spent a couple days up there looking at different angles and hiking down into the canyon.

Our initial reaction was awe. After picking our jaws up off the ground, we inched closer to the edge of the viewing platform and looked down. The view was amazing, but we decided to check out the views from the ledges outside the viewing platform.

We took about 90 pictures in an hour and a half. So, yes, a pic a minute. Most of the pictures were poses close to ledges-half because they looked cool, half because we knew they would freak out our moms. These pictures were taken on a rotating basis. One or two of us would work up some courage and go to the edge, take some pics then crawl away from the edge. Both Matts and I could only handle being on the edge for a minute or two before having to back away. Danny was completely unfazed, however.

The pictures really speak for themselves...