Flagstaff - Flagstaff turned out to be a bit of a gem. We went on a short hike and generally just relaxed. The hike took us very close to the mountains and we spotted a couple of deer. Grand Canyon - I'm quite good with words any superlatives I use won't do the Grand Canyon justice. It truly is a spectacular sight, more breathtaking than any other I've seen. We pitched up a Mather campground before decided on what trail to hike. We chose the Bright Angel trail i...

We arrived in Flagstaff an hour later than we should have and missed our shuttle to the Grand Canyon. All good though, crafty cats that we are we have landed on our feet once again. We called the shuttle company and they said we could move our shuttle to tomorrow and the return to the day after that free of charge. We are staying in Flagstaff tonight and heading to the Grand Canyon tomorrow. We were smart enough to get refundable Greyhound tickets to Vegas so hav...