We woke on Thursday to clearing skies but, if anything, it felt colder than the previous day ... and the river in front of our balcony was thundering past at an incredible rate - and a good bit wider than we'd seen it over the course of the last two days. Before we'd headed off to the States, I'd always had one eye on a trail called 'The Narrows' which seems to be universally praised as being one of the best hikes in America. You follow the river upstream until y...

And so the weather finally caught up with us ... We woke to find barely a hint of blue sky, hidden by masses of grey/white clouds. We took this as a sign that we were to take a bit of a break from dashing about to see the sights and had a lazy morning, criticising dire American TV shows whilst making yet another slice of toast, cup of tea or Starbucks coffee. Eventually we were threatened with mid-day and decided we should probably head out for a bit. I'd re...

We woke at 5:00am just two miles from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Having checked the night before we knew sunrise was predicted for 6:33am on the 3rd of October. We were washed, dressed and out the door for the back of 6:00am and headed due north, before we'd have to start following the canyon rim east to find a good viewing point. But, to our initial disappointment, the sky had already started to lighten! Did this mean the sun had already broken over the ...