Friday July 25th Departure: Grand Canyon, ARIZONA Arrival: Las Vegas, NEVADA Left the Grand Canyon with a quick stop at some of the shops at the south entrance. We drove the I-40 west and then north on the 93. Bryce really was not interested in seeing the Hoover Dam we just wanted to get to a hotel. But low and behold when you take the 93 you have no choice but to go right over it. It feels like a wall of heat just before the Dam. Once thinks the Grand ...

Thursday July 24th Grand Canyon, ARIZONA 5:30 am Bryce set the alarm earlier than he told Rachel. Urrrrrrr! Sleepy! But we did want to be at the Corral on time to get the best Mule. 7:00am the head Mule Wrangler with the longest moustache we had seen so far. Gave an almost one hour speech about what exactly this Mule Ride was all about. Surprising that everyone in the group decided to still go after he told us what were going to endure. Rachel even had...

Wednesday July 23rd Grand Canyon, ARIZONA Ok so we don't mean to be sour pusses but so far we are not that impressed. Of course the Canyon itself is spectacular and bigger than you could ever imagine. Even when you think you have gone beyond your imagination go further. There is just so much! The Park side of things really is not that impressive. WE have just come from two other National Parks and the services don't even compare. IT almost feels like there...

Tuesday July 22nd Departure: Bryce Canyon, UTAH Arrival: Grand Canyon, ARIZONA We had the most amazing hike thru bryce canyon this morning. We did have to deal with a new friend before we could get our day started. Our new friend was a chipmunk who kept getting in the car while trying to pack it. Very cute but very sly, he had us runnin around the car while he hopped in one side and then hid under seats etc. We only had the morning to do some hiking but...

Saturday July 19th Departure: Thompson Falls, MONTANA Arrival: Canyon Village Yellowstone National Park, WYOMING Strating our second day of real driving and camping. We felt good as our first big day had gone so well. But well you are apt to have some hard times and the end of this day was hard. Morning started off with Bryce snapping pics of the campsite in the wee hours. Bryce is really in his hay day camping. He rarely has a smile on this face. Rache...