Grand Canyon - South Rim - you gotta go

You totally NEEEEED to put Grand Canyon on 

your bucket list. 

It's gorgeous, it's colorful, it's deep and wide.

 People are crazy and climb out to the very end.

And I know they have to be shocked as they're

tumbling to the bottom.

The bottom is really, really way far down.

You do not want to mess with the canyon.

Ever.

 Observation tower.

Below the mountain that may be known as

 Humphreys' Peak (as far as I can figure)

correct me please. 

Anyway this mountain followed us to the Grand Canyon and

on the way back from the Grand Canyon.

It's magnificent and snow covered.

Doesn't get better than that.

The Train ride to the Canyon

Of course we had to get the requisite hokey vacation photos 

out of the way...

 We sat in the dome and it was an amazing view 

my nose was totally glued to the window.

The photos that I took didn't work out - even though the train

was going 40mph there was a lot of blur.

 The train depot at the canyon.

 The historical El Tovar - where we honeymooned

17 years ago...

 The Hopihouse.

 And the south rim.

It never fails to take your breath away no matter

how many times you see it.

 Getting the passport stamped.

 Made a cheeky friend.

 Flirting with the edge.

 Another cheeky friend. 

This guy was doing some sort of crazy bird

dance with alot of huffing and puffing.

I managed to catch him when he took a breath.

 And the ride home.

Doesn't the weather look fun?

It was cold. 

The train ride is fun, lots of goofy jokes, music

and a train robbery.

It really was a lovely, laid back ride with great scenery.

On the way back I caught sight of 4 deer and a mess of prairie dogs.

Of which I have no pictorial proof.

I was too busy looking. 

LOL.