Another day off, and we are off to see the Canyon. The last time we were there was in May of 1990, while we were traveling cross country towards Philadelphia, Ron's new duty station. All I remember of that trip was that we had been driving, driving, driving, north from Phoenix in an old 1948 Chevy 1 ton bus that used to be a rural school bus. As we came closer to the Canyon, all of a sudden, there it was! It took my breath away to realize it was so close to the road!

Back then, I don't remember all the commercialization that we saw this time. I don't think there was a concrete walkway along the rim, either, but, I may be wrong. We didn't really stay all that long, only about a couple of hours, but, it was enough to see what we came to see. This time we took more pictures and walked quite a ways along the rim walk. I was under the impression that we had to park in the parking lots and take the tram, but, that is not the case. You can drive wherever you want, even if it's along the rim drive. We did take the tram down to the main area around Grand Canyon Village to have lunch, then, took the tram to the Visitor Center, but, then walked back to the car. We lucked out finding another parking lot up near where all the hotels are located. The only time you have to take the tram is if you want to visit the westernmost viewpoints, as no cars are allowed out there in the summer.