Since we were only about 78 miles from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon we took one day and drove there to check it out. I was there when I was seven but didn't remember anything beyond being terrified to go up to the railing to see since it was such a long way down. And that was in the summer. None of us had been to it during the winter and seeing the Grand Canyon with snow on it was even better than seeing it in the summer in my opinion. For one thing, it wasn't as packed with tourists, which was nice. But it was great to see it with the snow since so many of the Grand Canyon pictures are taken in spring or summer.
We took so many pictures knowing full well that none of them would come close to capturing the beauty and awe of it all. We both agreed that we could stay there and just stare at it for hours. The size of it was, is, just amazing. So gorgeous. So cool!!
We snow-suited the babes up and packed them into the strollers. The path was cleared pretty well, or at least the snow was packed down so we didn't have to worry about getting stuck in the snow. The kids did really well and while we were only out and about for roughly an hour, they were quiet, happy and looking around. All good things, I think!
We decided to follow Desert View Drive on the way back home as it follows the canyon with a number of scenic views and still would get us back onto the road we wanted to get back to Flagstaff. The road was a bit icy and snowy/slushy but it was definitely worth it for the scenic views. We even saw a Puma Crossing road sign at one point, but didn't stop as hitting the brakes on an icy road with traffic behind you just for a picture of a road sign didn't seem prudent to either of us! Although I did some digging on Google and came up with a similar sign for you all to enjoy! I do love seeing the different creature crossing road signs!
V did great on the trip as a whole, but understandably about 40ish minutes from Flagstaff she started to lose her cool. We figured this would happen and I was already sitting in the back seat to waiting to act as "entertainment" so we could all keep some sanity. V, of course, loved this and we had a great time in the back while J.E.B. drove us home. I posted a video of the raspberries she kept blowing at me. Too funny!
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