The Grand Canyon is one of Merril's favorite places to visit because no matter how vividly you remember it or how many pictures you take, it still doesn't compare to the real thing. We decided to go to the campground out by Tuweep Point. (Some of the signs spelled it Tuweep, others say Toroweap. Pretty much everyone pronounces it too-WEEP.) So anyway, the only way to get there is by 60 miles of dirt road. Unless you go the other way and then it's more like 95 miles of dirt road. It's at least an hour and half of bumping and sliding around and can take up to 3 hours, depending on which way you go. (It can take even longer if you get a flat tire. We brought 2 spare tires just to be sure. Merril's friend, Jared Hummel, once brought 4 spare tires and got 5 flats.)
Tuweep is remote so there are NO fences. It's fun yet very scary at the same time, especially with kids. So we had a little talk about no running around and if you want to get close to the edge, you HAVE to have an adult and be laying on your stomach because there's a sheer 3,000 foot cliff if you slip. It makes me tingle just thinking about it. Here's Maxine with her two cousins. 
If you have an aversion to heights, I wouldn't recommend it. But we had a lot of fun!!
We had a great time camping because the weather was perfect! Sunny and mid-80s with just a teensy breeze! It was perfect!
Here's Jack, supremely happy because...well...that's just how he is.
Juliet liked playing with my phone but was a little on the grumpy side...that's just how she is.
And here's the cousins on the top of a sandstone mountain by our camp site. They were all very pleased to have conquered the mountain themselves. (They're all smiling at Grandma Campbell if you were wondering.)
4 comments:
Looks like you had fun, although the thought of driving on a bumpy road right now makes me want to throw up (I think that's just the pregnancy sickness, though.)
That picture gives me the heeby jeebies! I am terrified of heights! But that looks like so much fun! And thanks for the fill in on the burrows, I've never seen them before, so we were fascinated.
Those are some great pics.. I would love to go the the Grand Canyon Again!
I have never been to the Grand Canyon. I'm glad the kids stayed on their stomachs. I got the same kind of scary-losing-a-child-feeling when I stared over Hoover Dam and imagined a child wiggling out of my arms into the depths of the waterfall. I think moms are good at imagining stuff like that so we are extra careful.
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