Spring Break '99

Day 4

We left Williams at about 8 the next day, Monday March 15. We got to the Grand Canyon and parked. We looked around for a bit, and took a bus around the rim a little bit. Then we went back outside the park, and ate at a Pizza Hut Express. We then got some supplies, and went back to the canyon. We parked and then hiked about an hour down the rim, which is about 1/4 of the way, maybe not that much. It was very scenic. Then it took us about 2 hours to hike back up. It was fun.

Then we went to a point and took a look at it again. I thought, before I saw it, that I'd be like, "Here's the canyon, big deal, let's go." But it really is awesome, even for a not-so-nature-lover like me. Then we drove to Desert View, about 20 miles east of the main village. There there is a castle thing, and you can get a good view from there. That is where we saw the canyon last. Coincidentally, this is where we saw a couple from UW-Platteville who were also on spring break. It's kinda weird travelling 2000 miles only to meet someone from school in an old castle in the middle of the desert.

Historic US 66 in Kingman AZ, the Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

Craig and Scott, Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon, trail leading down the rim