We planned a trip for our kids to see a beautiful part of this country. Our children have never seen Utah without snow, so we decided it was time for a road trip. Our (semi) unplanned vacation really came together when we crossed the border into New Mexico. We stopped off at the visitor center and picked up a map of the 'Grand Circle'. It was a map of all of the National parks in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. We decided to explore as many parks as we could and also hike as much as our children would allow.
Our first stop was the Grand Canyon. I remember hiking the Grand Canyon as a teenager and was very excited to see it again. There is so much grandeur and peace in our Country's National Parks. So beautifully preserved for so many people to see and enjoy. We hiked down about an hour on the Bright Angel trail in the South Rim. We did not want to exhaust our kids on the first day of hiking. It was just enough of a hike to get Dan and I pumped about backpacking Rim to Rim next summer. (If any of you readers want to join us- just let us know!) 
2 comments:
Love the pics of the white shirt family. Jamie, glad to see my hat made it to the grand canyon. Ya'll are such a gorgeous family and having such fun. Love you guys!
Wow!! Looks like so much fun! It is really beautiful country. I am glad you made it back saftley.
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