And we did move on to the Grand Canyon.

Sept. 19
We even got a campsite. Since we didn’t have a reservation we were flying by the seat of our pants. It was a good site with a resident white tail squirrel nearby. And we managed to secure a site for a second night. Apparently that does not happen too often. But we had to move to another site – tear down and set up. First we had to wait until the previous camper moved on. They stayed as long as they legally could. But now we are moved. I’m doing laundry once again and hopefully a shower will happen. Jerry is out doing a ½ day hike. He’s happy, I’m happy.

The Badlands had their endless space, Custer the big buffalo, Glacier the huge mountains, The Tetons also big mountains, Yellowstone the geysers, Dinosaur the fossils, Butch Cassidy Campground the noisy trucks, Brice the wonderful hoodoos, Zion thebig rock walls, and now the Grand Canyon – well in my opinion it is just too big to appreciate. Maybe if you could get a bird’s eye view. All the trails go down and then up. I for one appreciate level. The wheezing isn’t quite as bad on level. We did attend a couple of ranger talks yesterday. One was talking about geology. The other was on the California Condor. The presenter was a great storyteller. She had the whole audience captivated. Jerry even had an active part he got to hold up one of the wings of the felt condor.
Things seem to be warming up a little. Seems like this area had its monsoon season last week – so maybe we’re in luck.
We’ll move on to the south rim tomorrow and then start to head back east – with a few stops along the way.