Category: 2018 Grand Circle Tour

Today we hiked out to Horseshoe Bend. This is a 270 degree bend in the Colorado River just south of Glen Canyon Dam near Page, AZ. It’s a 1.5 mile hike up and down hills over rough terrain in 90 degree heat. Not that big of a deal… unless you’re on crutches. Maddie was a trooper. This after she crutched half a mile through Antelope Canyon. The hike was worth it; look at that view.

Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon (formed from rushing water-typically flash flooding-carving into the sandstone). Upper Antelope Canyon is about a 1/2 mike walk in and out . The kids loved taking pictures and Maddie walked the full length on crutches in the soft sand with us. The colors as you will see were amazing.

If you listen to KCBS you know what this means, but in our case it’s rain every afternoon. Heavy monsoon rain. Often mixed in with traffic and road construction.

No officer, I was not texting while driving (I was only videoing).

Our trip mascots. Risking their lives at the edge of the Grand Canyon.

Fortunately we brought our own IT guy. So far today Jason has installed the Blu-ray player and fixed the toaster.

Happy Birthday Jason!

Spotted a buck while camping near the Grand Canyon.

Mrs. Travel Bear burnt her leg on a lamp. Maddie made a cast.

Decided to take cover from the rain and have dinner in town before heading to our Grand Canyon campsite. Stopped in Williams, a historic Route 66 town that felt like we stepped back in time about 60 years.

We got caught in quite a downpour!