We had booked a tour to the west rim of the Grand Canyon today.  We were collected at 6.25 so we had an early start!

It was about 3 hours on the bus to get there.  We stopped at a garage just after crossing from Nevada to Arizona and these slops were for sale. Not sure if it’s because Arizona is in the desert and they don’t see grass often?

There are 2 viewing areas at the West Rim. Eagles point and Guano point. All we can say is wow, wow and wow! The pics below do not do it justice. The Grand Canyon is majestic, magnificent and beautiful.  Today was a clear, sunny and quite chilly day. But a stunning day for viewing. We went on the Skywalk, which is a pathway built out over the Canyon. It has glass floors, so you can look straight down the Canyon below you. (Dylan, I did it! But on the sides of the walkway, the glass was frosted, so it was easier than I thought it would be). Unfortunately, you can’t take pics on the Skywalk as they want you to purchase the pics they take of you. However, we took pics after we had been on it to show you. As it is on glass you have to put covers on your shoes so that you don’t scratch the glass bottom.

The views were amazing as we walked around Eagle and Guano points. Unspoilt and beautiful! The river in the pics is the Colorado River. It makes us realize yet again what a beautiful creation God has given us. The West Rim is the smallest compared to the South and North rims. The south rim is currently closed due to snow. I am not sure if you can make out the eagle in the pic below – this is where the point gets its name.

These trees are called Joshua trees. They were apparently originally planted by the Morman people and were named Joshua trees as they look like Joshua’s arms raised to the heavens.

On the way back we stopped at the Hoover Dam. It was built in the 1930s. It supplies water to Nevada, Arizona, Utah and a large part of California.  The last time it was full was 2001. It is currently at 25% capacity.  A huge construction.  And half is in Arizona and half is in Nevada.  The interesting point is that Nevada and Arizona are in different time zones, so we changed zones about 4 times in 15 min!

We are really pleased that we went to the Grand Canyon.

We spent the evening walking around the strip for the last time.