Day 29 - Flagstaff AZ to Grand Canyon Natl Park

Started the day about 200 yards from an intechange of I-40 - can't seem to get away from it. Took our usual approach of going scenic back roads to the Grand Canyon National Park. We went to the South Rim, like all the other zillions of tourists. They have a shuttle bus service that goes about 18 miles along the rim, so we decided to take that as soon as we could. We bussed part of the trail and walked part. Two important lessons were learned on this trip: 1) this is a high altitude area (about 7,000 feet) and 2) I have a more serious case of vertigo than I thought. In some cases we were walking 5-10 feet from a ledge that had a 2,000 foot dropoff. We had made a reservation at the Grand Canyon Lodge about 3 days earlier (very lucky) and when we checked in we were reminded of our Tennessee State Park lodging. In a word it was rustic. We were fortunate to have television but there of course was no internet. I'm not sure if there was even cell phone coverage. But it was all worth it when we saw The Canyon. It's one of those things that you can't appreciate with only words and photos. I started taking pictures of beautiful scenery and ended up with 120 pictures of the Canyon before I was done. But it is truly one of the seven wonders of the world.