Grand Canyon

Sunset

Happy Times


Grand Canyon

We spent two days in the Grand Canyon. I don’t think the word “grand” does this place justice. It’s simply incredible. Our first night there we watched the sun set on the canyon and the colors were amazing (photo #1). We camped in the Grand Canyon and when I went to the ranger’s station to check-in I ran in to the first controller I worked for at Intel. He left Intel about six months after I started. What are the odds? Anyway, we had a nice first evening camping, but the second night was a bit more of an adventure. We spent the second day hiking in the canyon and on the rim, and noticed at the end of our hike that a storm was brewing on the other side of the canyon. It was an incredible site to be standing on one side of the canyon in the sunshine and looking across at a thunderstorm on the other side. When we got back to our campsite I noticed that the skies on our side of the canyon had turned angry as well. We packed everything in the tent or car and prepared for the worst. The rain started slowly and then picked up quite a bit. We were hunkered down in the tent for a while playing cards when the rain really started falling. I should note that our tent is brand new, but it’s not what you would call “high end” merchandise…it was the Fred Mayer “Summer Saver Special” – the Glacier Edge 4 Man- extreme edition for $30. Well, you can see where this is going. The leak started slowing and then began to build. It was about 7pm at that point and most of our food required our stove so as we sat getting wetter and wetter we made the command decision to pack up early and head for Vegas that night. Of course as soon as we got everything loaded in the car the rain had almost completely stopped. We drove for couple hours and were happy to get a dry place to sleep at a Day’s Inn in Bullhead Nevada.