Look where I went!

Thanks to our friends winning tickets for the train from Williams, we spent two days and a night at the Grand Canyon!  This was a first for both my husband and myself- and it did not disappoint! We stayed on the South Rim and, yes, the hotels are really right along the rim.  Magnificent!

We took shuttle buses in both directions, stopping off along the way to admire the views and take photos.  I kept complaining about the harsh light and lack of clouds the first day, but sunrise and plenty of big puffy clouds made up for it on day two.

We only had two mishaps. The first was on our first stop on the first day- a gust of wind lifted my Tilley hat right off my head and into the canyon. The second was an hour later, when a bug on her hand startled my friend, Debbie while she was taking a photo.  She screamed and threw her iPhone over the railing onto a tiny, scary ledge below.  A young, hunky European (?) guy crawled through the railing and down onto the ledge below and retrieved it to our amazement.  He then walked even further along the ledge and stood with toes at the very edge in a King of the World pose.  Yikes!

Here are two of my many photos, the first taken at sunrise by our hotel.