I was going to talk about our trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon , and I will, but first I want to talk about the major fires here. I'm sure you all have been hearing about them, but I will still fill you in. Friday nite a lightning fire started up in the hills by interstate 15. With the strong winds by Saturday morning it was out of control and ended up being on both sides of the highway. It moved so fast that the highway patrol couldn't close the road fast enough and motorists actually got caught in it. Two motorcyclists stopped when the flames came close to them and the car behind them ran them over and killed them. Also, a semi-truck caught on fire but he ended up being alright. They closed the interstate for 95 miles and traffic was backed up forever and a mess. We had campers here that came Saturday and were incredibly glad to get here. The highway is back open, but the fire is 0 percent contained.
Now to the Grand Canyon-it was awesome! At first I thought it was going to be looking at it and it would be the same as the South Rim. But, there was one lookout that made it all worth while, and that's in the above picture. As you can see there's a path on top of that rock, and in the hole if you look closely, the Colorado River can be seen. The drive was pretty and went through forests and meadows and we saw a few deer. It was a wonderful time and I'm glad we decided to go. Well, that's it for now. I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. Take care everyone, Vicki & Ed
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We were wondering about the wildfire up there and checked the map to see exactly where it was. I had read about it online today that told not only about the Utah fire, but several others all over the West, incl. one here in AZ up around Mormon Lake just south of Flag. Hope they get them under control soon. Your pic of the North Rim is beautiful! Glad you had such an enjoyable time seeing that area. It does look so different than the South Rim doesn't it? It isn't as easy to get to as the South Rim so imagine you didn't run into many others there. Isn't some of it still dirt road and a bit rugged? Thought I had heard that. You guys take care.......we love you much! Mom
Yeesh, Yeah, we've been following the reports from there it's pretty sad seeing that as of the 10th, they havn't even been able to measure an amount of containment yet.
It's funny seeing pics from the North Rim, as with you, I've always just seen pics from the south. But that's a great picture with the River in the eye of the needle.
Next time your there and have time, you and ed need to schedule a burro trip to the bottom and back!! :o)
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