We got up early to watch the sunrise over the grand canyon.
the grand canyon is a 277 mile long chasm created by erosion by the colorado river, wind rain and snow over the last 6 million years. the average depth is about 1 mile.
it's alex's 11th birthday - so pleased we were able to talk to mum and granny today.
we walked a section of the rim looking down to see the colorado river, a deep crevice marking a fault line and the oldest rock of the canyon.
fossils - crinoids
looking down to a fault line
although small many of the trees are over 200 years old - they grow slowly as the ground is poor.
mistletoe
sunset in the east
watched sunset before leaving for flagstaff. alex's cake was 6 yummy chocolate brownies with 11 candles in the car. we stayed the night in a Super 8 motel.
