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.
Just looked at your blog, absolutely fantastic! What a great time you're all having. Enjoy the rest of your holidays, I am looking forward to seeing you soon. I was so pleased to speak to Alex on her birthday. Lots of love Mum
ReplyDeleteIt looks absolutely fantastic! Martha, you are a star reporter in the making! (We love the bit where it looks as if you jump into the Grand Canyon after doing your news report!) Alex, what a fantastic place to have your birthday... Jay: what on earth is a scorpion lolly, and why does it have legs? Nancy, Maddy wants to know if it was you doing the handstand in the pool with legs in the air but no body? Please blog again soon, to reassure us you haven't been eaten by one of those scary bears... lots of love, Alison
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