- Woke up, ate breakfast, cleaned up, checked out
- Got to see a good deal of Las Vegas, the actual town, while making a trip to Trader Joe’s before heading on our way
- Drove less than an hour to Hoover Dam
- On the way in, we didn’t pass security – they had to take a peek in the car topper.
- Drove in through twists and turns on cliffs and parked on the Arizona side.
- Walked a short way to look over the edge – Mom didn’t get too close and some kids were not very excited about another walk to see another thing
- It was pretty amazing, but our visit was short for the kids sake and we had bigger, better things to do
- Hopped back in the van and drove back out to the highway
- Ate some bagels for lunch that we grabbed from our free breakfast
- Stopped for gas just as we started heading north toward the Grand Canyon
- Passed a bike race along the way
- Finally arrived at the Grand Canyon south rim – surprise! It was a free day and we didn’t have to pay the $30!
- Got out, spent some time looking over the edge in sheer amazement
- Spent some time telling EC not to run, had a few near-panic attacks with kids looking over the edge
- Saw crazy people walk out on the edge of cliffs for pictures
- Visited the visitor center, gift shop, bathrooms, and headed out after a good 1 1/2 hour visit
- Drove out to the East along the south rim and caught a few more glimpses of the canyon as the sun was beginning to turn the sky orange
- Saw some animals along the road – reminding us of Yellowstone
- Finally made it out of the borders of the park and continued on maybe the most beautiful drive of the entire trip
- Route 64 gave us spectacular views of the Little Colorado river gorge, with rocky mountains to the south – with a beautiful sunset. The pictures I took don’t come close to the beauty of it. Native Americans had stands scattered along the way where they sold their wares
- We finally made it to Flagstaff where we ate a quick dinner at Cracker Barrel
- After a long tiring drive along Interstate 40, we finally arrived at our hotel in Gallup, New Mexico
Family photo at Grand Canyon
Parking at Hoover Dam
Trick panarama shot in Las Vegas hotel room while we are packing up to leave
EL and EC playing checkers at the Cracker Barrel in Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
One of the most beautiful views of our entire trip
Grand Canyon
Lookout area of Grand Canyon
We spotted wildlife on our way out of the park
Family photo at Hoover Dam
VIDEOS
Eating breakfast at the hotel in Las Vegas before heading out – by this time we started getting a bit tired of the same menu
Looking over the edge at Hoover Dam
The drive across the dam and state line – a man was blocking the plaque.
Grand Canyon Videos – self explanatory
The drive out from Grand Canyon was beautiful
