3 June 2024 – Trip Day 64
We drove to the South Rim visitor center at the Grand Canyon National Park. The park was quite busy, but we were able to get parking fairly close to the visitor center. The parking lot was best compared to going to a theme park given all the cars that were there.
The Visitor Center closed at 3 pm, so we got the Junior Ranger books from the front desk and I (Alan) also got their badges to give to them when they completed their books.
We sat out on the rocks and ate lunch and the kids worked on their books. It was a 2 hour drive one way from the campsite to the Visitor Center.
Carl the Fat Squirrel was checking us out. He wasn’t shy and was ready to get any scraps that he could.
A pair of Ravens were also checking us out, hopeful for some morsels that Carl didn’t get.
Is that you, Huginn and Muninn?
After lunch and doing their books, we took the short walk up to the observation area. It was very hot there, and any of the other hikes were out of the question for us with the kids.
The observation decks were moderately busy but we did get some nice views of the Grand Canyon.
Wondering if they could climb down the canyon sides…
A brief glimpse of the Colorado River was all that we could see.
We took the scenic drive around the South Rim and got some nice views at sunset. Here, you can see the Colorado River reflecting the sunlight.
We got to the Desert View Watchtower, built in 1932 for a bathroom stop. The kids ran to get the stamp for their books but were a few minutes too late and it closed before they could get it.
A view from the watchtower.
Meagan and I tag-teamed the visit. I took Ducky to go check it out and had a nice view of the sunset over the Canyon.
I have a video of the scenic drive that I’ll work on editing up for a later post. Right now I’m running a month behind on our journey posts, so I’m going to try to catch up on those first!
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