Day 3

Day 3: (25JUL2008)
Again, we got up bright and early and headed for the Grand Canyon right after breakfast. Scotts itinerary had us headed straight for the Grand Canyon but little did we know we were going right by four corners, which we were slated to do the next morning. After a quick decision to just get it over with that day we turned around and headed back the 500 feet and did a quick 1/2 hour stop.

Carter really enjoyed goofing around on the emblem for the four corners. The Native American shops were interesting and Carter got lucky enough to get an arrow made out of pine. After that it was on to the Grand Canyon.

We arrived there around 2:30pm and headed right for the gift shop before making our way back out of the canyon. There Carter got a Native American flute, magnetic rocks, an egg filled with goo around a spider that he decided to name "Legs". He thanked Grandma for the 20 dollars and was happy to know he actually still had some left to spend.

After finishing our shopping we got back in the van to go and see what the Grand Canyon had to offer. A few miles from the store there was a baby elk right along side the road grazing. We snapped a few pictures and Carter was wowed. We got to the first look out point and again, Scott was too scared to look and was even more scared that Carter was going to go over the edge. It was my job to watch Carter and take pictures...good thing Grandma was there to help. After snapping a few pictures it was on to the next lookout. At that one, the lightening started to strike off in the distance which made Scott panic even more. We didnt spend long in that site before moving on. Between the next two points we saw a much larger elk grazing a little futher out in the field. Marilynn got out of the van and followed it back into the woods to get a good picture. She wasnt alone...many people had the same idea that she did.

After the elk sighting, it started to pour. Scott pulled into the next lookout but noone wanted to get out of the van so we continued to drive. Towards the end of the Grand Canyon road it stopped raining so we decided to do the very last point. I was going to change Carter's diaper and get him ready for the trip back to Cortez and then just let him run for a little bit but he had much different plans in mind. After changing his diaper he headed right for the watch tower. I guess he wasn't quite done checking out the Canyon. After that it was back in the van and back to Cortez. The ride back consisted of a herd of goats and sheep that had gotten loose and were running around on the road and a severe rain and lightening storm that produced a double rainbow. Other than that, it was pretty uneventful!

Back at the hotel it was bedtime, but we were very thankful we decided to do the Four Corner stop so we didnt have to drive the 45 miles one way the next morning!