Day 15 (Delayed)

We woke up this morning and made breakfast. Next up, was our first look at the Grand Canyon. We drove to the visitor's center and then walked along the South rim walkway to the Mather Point lookout.

From there, we got back in the car and drove the 25-mile South Rim Drive to the Dessert View visitor's center, stopping along the way at all of the lookout points. The canyon is truly beautiful.

After that, we drove back to the campground, made lunch and then decided to drive just outside the park to the town of Tusayan to view an IMAX film about the Grand Canyon. By the time that was done, and we got back into the park, it was time to head back to the campground to make dinner and hang out.

The weather forecast for Thursday was calling for afternoon thunderstorms. Josh and I wanted to do a “below the rim” hike, and as it turned out, there was going to be a Ranger led hike on the South Kaibab Trail at 7:00 am the following morning, so that seemed like a pretty good idea. After talking about it a little, we decided that Josh and I would do the hike in the morning, and then we'd come back to the campground, pack things up and head to Albuquerque a day earlier than planned. I added an extra night to our reservation in Albuquerque and then we called it a night.