The big hole in the ground

Apparently driving the RV was like driving a bus...it was a huge responsibility for the drivers as they were driving a 31ft ...and 8 tonne when fully loaded and of course 8 precious people. It was so much fun everyday once a routine was formed. The kids were able to sit around the table while we were driving...I know that is not the safest but that was the way it was. There weren't even enough seatbelts so I volunteered to be without. We got to play games, mostly educational somedays for 6-8 hours while we were on the road. We got to tell them about our childhood and our travels. We all found out a lot about each other. Tolerance was a key word. For 7 days we slept, ate and drove in our home away from home. The kids were fantastic as it was certainly out of everyones' comfort zone. I for one will never forget that week. .The first night we free camped under the stars in the desert of Joshua tree National park. In the morning watching the sunrise over the granite boulders while organising breakfast is imprinted in my memory forever. The Joshua tree is like something from prehistoric days..I half expected dinosaurs to be roaming around.
Now to the big hole in the ground.....The Grand Canyon. You know when you are growing up and reading about faraway places and you see travel shows or hear about those places that set your imagination going and when you get there it is not as it seems...well this place was the most incredible natural wonder I have laid eyes on. The first glimpse of that huge hole in the ground absolutely blew me away. The colours of the rock formations were so rich and deep. It is so enormous...we walked for quite a long way around the rim of the canyon and when we saw how little of the ground we covered it certainly made us realise the enormity of it all. It also snowed the day before so it was icy cold and to top of a wonderful day it started snowing again...the kids had never seen snow fall. On the way to our next camping spot we came across a park with the name of Bearizona....drive through bear viewing. Adorable was the catchword. My wish was that we had more time at the canyon...one day we will return to hike down to the bottom of the canyon.