"JD, I can't open the door to the tent."
Shockingly enough, our first night at the Grand Canyon it snowed 6 inches! The kids were delighted. Karen, you were right! It was cold! It did make the park absolutely beautiful and all Kev and I could do was laugh as we shook the tent free of the snow that was threatening to collapse it. Fortunately we had set up under several large trees, which saved us. Nevertheless, our screen shelter was damaged beyond repair (by duct tape at least!) and Coleman is shipping out some replacement poles to meet up with us in California!
By late afternoon, most of the snow had melted and by the next day the whole park was warm and delightful. We took a hike down partway below the rim to Ooh-Aahh Point. Our status as more experienced hikers allowed us to try and disprove the theory that it takes twice as long to come up as go down. We reached the point in 38 minutes and climbed back to the top in 42! Joe and Louisa stayed close to the cliff as we went down and up, all of us over-awed by the amazing scenery before us. "I think I could hike this 99 times and would still be amazed by its beauty on the hundredth." exclaimed Joe as we came back up.
Shockingly enough, our first night at the Grand Canyon it snowed 6 inches! The kids were delighted. Karen, you were right! It was cold! It did make the park absolutely beautiful and all Kev and I could do was laugh as we shook the tent free of the snow that was threatening to collapse it. Fortunately we had set up under several large trees, which saved us. Nevertheless, our screen shelter was damaged beyond repair (by duct tape at least!) and Coleman is shipping out some replacement poles to meet up with us in California!
By late afternoon, most of the snow had melted and by the next day the whole park was warm and delightful. We took a hike down partway below the rim to Ooh-Aahh Point. Our status as more experienced hikers allowed us to try and disprove the theory that it takes twice as long to come up as go down. We reached the point in 38 minutes and climbed back to the top in 42! Joe and Louisa stayed close to the cliff as we went down and up, all of us over-awed by the amazing scenery before us. "I think I could hike this 99 times and would still be amazed by its beauty on the hundredth." exclaimed Joe as we came back up.
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