Wednesday, July 23, 2014

we be roadtrippin' {the Grand Canyon}

The Grand Canyon... wow! Just WOW!! I can't even explain how this place took my breath away with it's beauty! 
It's no secret that I love to be outdoors and exploring, and of course Mia is even more obsessed with the outdoors than I am! I hadn't been to the Grand Canyon since I was little and really have no memories from that trip, so when I realized we could take a detour on the way home from Flagstaff to visit, I knew we had to! It was the perfect pit stop to let Mia have a break from the car! My one regret is that we didn't spend more time enjoying this beautiful corner of the Earth!
The drive to the north rim is gorrrrgeous! You are in the mountains with trees for days and beautiful meadows! We saw buffalo on the drive (my first time seeing them in the wild!) and enjoyed the greenery. I don't know what I was expecting when we arrived at the Grand Canyon, but my jaw dropped with the colors and beauty we witnessed. I could go on and on about how much I loved this place, but instead I'll share the two newest goals added to my never ending bucket list :) I want to escape life for a weekend and stay in one of the cabin's with a view to the Canyon! The second will probably kill me, but I want to hike from the south rim to the north rim... someday! 
If you ever have the chance to visit the Grand Canyon, it's a must see!! I'm so glad Eric puts up with my wanderlust and visits these amazing places with me!

21 comments:

P!nky said...

Those pictures look amazing! I need to get to the Grand Canyon one day!

Dee Stephens said...

It is by the far the most beautiful place I've ever been.
Seriously.....
I told Brad that for my 40th I would love to raft the Grand Canyon.
That's about 1-year away :)

Julie said...

This has totally been on my bucket list for awhile! Can't wait to get there one day :)

Erica Ashley said...

I have been dying to go there! Great photos!

Jessie said...

I'm glad you seized the moment and did this because it's stuff like this that I call living! We just visited Glacier and I'm so so happy we did.

hello erin said...

Seriously stunning!! I went there like a million decades ago as a kid-- now I want to go back!

Kelli Herrington said...

Love all of the pictures. what a fun trip. We go to Vegas every year in December but never ventured there think we need to

Chrissy@SimpleJoysBlog said...

I've never been but it looks amazing!

Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministry said...

wow!! That is gorgeous!!! The one with Mia looking at the scenery is my favorite :)

Mandie said...

Beautiful pics. Makes me nervous just seeing the pic of your lil one against that fence. Eeek! :)

Anonymous said...

So fun- always been wanting to go there!

Sarah said...

I've never been there and I think I need too! So beautiful!

Sarah said...

I've never been there and I think I need too! So beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! I'd love to visit someday.

Anonymous said...

Amazing pics! We took a road trip there a long time ago and it was breath taking!

Klein Dot Co said...

Fun!! I can't believe I have lived in the Grand Canyon State for FIVE years and still haven't been!!

KelseyB said...

I love the Grand Canyon! When we lived in AZ we tried to get out there as much as possible! It's so gorgeous!!

Pamela said...

GORGEOUS! Love the picture of Mia's hair flying around!

Angie said...

I'd love to see the Grand Canyon. I think it's one of those things that you can't really see the beauty until you see it in person.

Liesl said...

Love these pictures of all of you...what a beautiful day you had for the Grand Canyon! When I when I went it was super cloudy and rainy, but I plan to return one day! :)

Crazy Shenanigans-JMO said...

Totally jealous that you got to the Grand Canyon! I've been wanting to go there.

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