Since none of us have ever physically been to the Grand Canyon (Clay has flown over it) we felt it would be a bloomin' shame to be this close to it and not go. So we took another little gander off the beaten path to look at yet another hole! And WOW..what a hole! Nothing could have prepared us for the size and magnitude of the view. Everyone said it was big, but wow....it is really beyond words. It is honestly something you just have to experience for yourself. Preston's first comment was, "Is that real?" It didn't look real. It looked like someone had just painted on a large board before us...it was hard to internalize the grandeur of the whole thing. Was it worth the extra drive? Absolutely. Was it impressive, undoubtedly! And we just saw a small smidgin' of the whole thing! Clay and Laura could have stayed all day and gawked at the awesomeness ... however, the kids were done well before they were. We had to compromise - we made them stay longer than they wanted to, but not as long as we could have! As we were walking back to the car, the kids' interest peaked when they saw a live elk. Those boys' hands instantly became guns...and they pretended to hunt it down. Heaven help us! Hopefully there weren't any wild animal lovers around us that we offended!
**Laura has a theory... a fun theory, but a theory. She says that when God created the earth, he scooped out the grand canyon and plopped it Nevada and created Valley of Fire! That is why there are little droplets of red rock along the area, it dropped off as he was carrying it across the state to Red Rock and Valley of Fire! Fun thoughts! **
*** I think we have a budding photographer! Preston wanted to take some pictures...so he took the upclose pictures of his brother, Detric. And they turned out pretty cute, clear, perfection! Good job Preston! It is interesting to see things in the eyes of a child. I am impressed by some of the pictures the kids take!
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