Day Trip to the Grand Canyon

On Tuesday we headed out fairly early up scenic route 180 to drive the 70 miles to the Grand Canyon.  The road was was easy to drive and the scenery was terrific.  The trees are green here and there are many open grassy meadows between the hills and mountains.  We saw a dead elk along the road and funny looking squirrels with long hairy ears in the woods.  Up here the land is much like northern Michigan with mountains.  The Grand Canyon was amazing to see up close.  We walked along the rim and took a bus tour before driving through the tourist village.  Above is the visitor center where we began our visit with a twenty minute movie.  Below are some pictures to bore you with.