It was at this point that Jacob started saying that this was "BOOORING" and that he wanted to go home...needless to say, the four hour trip to the Grand Canyon was full of questions like "When can we eat lunch?" and "Are we in Nevada?" Patience was the key today! Poor guy was worn out! He did make a few funny comments today. He's really into the State Quarter thing...in fact, he has a little red stuffed bear that Mark bought one of the girls years ago from a trip to Minnesota. Well, he calls it "State Quarter". So State Quarter and Chipper (his chipmunk) have been making the treks with us! He also bases his knowledge of the states on what is on their quarter. For example, Florida has lots of space shuttles, Idaho a lot of potatoes, Arizona a lot of cactuses. His little brain is always working!
Car games were starting to get old too. In fact, Maggie said she didn't want to play any game that contained the words "Spy" in them. So, Hannah piped up and said: Wanna play "I blank with my little eye"? Mark and I had to laugh!
We made it to the Grand Canyon, marveling at how the scenery changed from desert to more forresty conditions after we crossed a ridge. It was amazing! We walked along the Rim trail of the Grand Canyon and just kept coming across one beautiful spot after another. Lots more pictures! I have to say, I think I heard foreign languages being spoken more often than English. We went to the "Grandview" section to see the sunset and found an outcropping of rocks overhanging the canyon (enough to make my heart palpatate!) to watch the colors change over the canyon.
Canyon (south rim) at sunset
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