The Trip - Part 2 - Grand Canyon

As mentioned in the earlier post, the majority of the photos taken at the Grand Canyon were deleted. This is slightly okay since this was one of the rougher stops of the trip. It was probably a combination of the heat (100 degrees); lack of ways to get out of the heat; novelty of camping wearing off; and a giant hole that could not have rocks thrown into it that made Owen a bit of a terror.

One cool thing about the trip was the annual Grand Canyon Star Party was happening while we were there. Dozens of amateur astronomers brought their own telescopes and set them up in the visitor's center parking lot. We were able to view the stars and Saturn through some incredible telescopes.

It's funny, we posted this picture on Facebook and received many warm comments regarding the photo (bonding with your son, incredible experience, etc.) This is a great photo and we are happy to have it, but the truth behind the photo is far from warm. This was an instance when Owen was hitting his peak of terror-dom. Ed was holding him tightly because Owen kept trying to climb down. We were getting some dirty looks from people trying to enjoy the scenery, and understandably so. We left shortly after this photo was taken. Ahhh, family vacations.

By the second day at the Grand Canyon, Owen had calmed down a bit so we attempted to see the Canyon again.  It was still very hot so our sighting seeing was short lived and we mostly explored the surrounding area trying to find shade.

All the photos of our camp site were deleted except for this cute one of the boys having their morning cup of coffee/cocoa. Overall, the campsite was nice and quiet. The sites were small, but the campgrounds were clean. And the view of the stars and night was amazing. Ed and I were able to enjoy them, when Owen finally went to sleep, over a glass of wine and a cigar.