Adventures in Anything & Everything: A Grand Adventure at the Canyon

This week has been busy, studying for my classes (with all the assignments and tests) is a little time consuming. I feel like I could use a vacation, but that is not possible because finals are coming up next month! So I thought about a vacation I took in 2007, and all the fun that I had with my sister on that trip!

I surprised my sister with a visit! She was very gracious and let me stay with her, and she even took me to the Grand Canyon! For those of you who don't know, the Grand Canyon is located in the State of Arizona, and it has two Rims, a North and a South. The South Rim is where the majority of visitors go to see the Grand Canyon. It is about 270 miles from Las Vegas to the South Rim. That is great if you are coming from the south, but for those of you who live north, it is easier to visit the North Rim (because you don't have to drive all the way to Las Vegas and then over to the South Rim). It is about 280 miles from the Cedar City/St. George area (located in southern Utah) to the North Rim. One of the best parts (in my opinion) is driving through Zion's National Park on your way to the North Rim. I like that desert beauty!

Zion's National Park

The North Rim is at a higher elevation than the South Rim and sometimes in the winter, the North Rim gets a dusting of snow! I didn't see any snow because I went in August of 2007, but the weather was sunny and warm with a few clouds over the canyon. Great weather for those of you who like the desert ~~sorry for those of you who don't~~, but be sure to drink lots of water to stay hydrated.

So my sister buys the National Park Pass every year, living near at least 5 National Parks it is a good idea to buy one, because if you visit at least 4 National Parks (or the same one 4 times) it pays for itself! I have heard that the North Rim has fewer visitors than the South Rim. When we went, it wasn't very crowded at all and there was plenty of space to take pictures without having to jostling your way to the front of a crowd (which is what I've heard it is like at the South Rim), and lots of time to just sit and contemplate about the world around you (or anything really) with no one to tell you to move on. And my sister was wonderful enough to use her park pass to take me to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon! It was my first visit ever to the Grand Canyon (how sad is it, that it took me over 20 years to finally visit), and I loved it!