The Grand Canyon

Last week we visited the Grand Canyon.  Our trip coincided with the huge cold front of Siberian air that swept across the country.

The snow-covered rocks were very beautiful!

We were prepared for cold weather, but not precipitation.

The views of the canyon were remarkable despite the overcast sky.  It must have been warmer at the bottom of the canyon since there was no snow below the Bright Angel shale.

It snowed even more on our second day and the the canyon was filled with clouds.  It was like looking into a wall of fog.  We were glad it had been relatively clear the day before, but we had a great time romping around in the snow.

Sage thought it was really funny to walk around with her hat over her eyes.

We had planned to descend into the canyon on the South Kaibab trail, but decided that views from the inside of a cloud weren’t worth the risk of an icy trail along thousand foot cliffs.  The south rim trail provided plenty of entertainment.

We came across a herd of elk near the road.  They didn’t seem bothered at all as we approached quite close.

The kids ate plenty of snow and threw balls any that were to big to be consumed.  Watch out!

Visiting the canyon in the snow was very different from the way I remembered it, but it was still very beautiful and we had a great time!