we spent the whole day 7 at the grand canyon. we got up bright and early to find a herd of elk (1 male, several young ones, and a TON of grown females). he huffed a couple of times when i was in the bathroom, i didn't hear it but nathaniel did and we walked over for a few photos. it may be hard to see in this photo, but click on it and it'll enlarge... you'll see him! when he was sitting down, his rack was taller than me! and no, we didn't get close to him. the camera is zoomed all the way out.
next we rode the shuttle bus to a stop along the south rim. from there we walked 3 miles to the head of one of the main trails (where all the lodges, etc. are), stopping to take TONS of photos along the way. funny thing is, though, that all the photos look the same!
kendal slept for about half the trail.
anyway, we got back on the shuttle and rode back to the campground, got the car, drove to lunch, then we drove out of the park to the IMAX theatre to see the grand canyon movie. i've never seen an imax before, i was quite impressed. kendal liked it too, somewhat, except he was sleepy and hungry. when the movie started, one of the first scenes was a native american walking in the woods, kendal waved at him. how cute was that? anyway, about 10 minutes later, we had to make him a bottle so nathaniel stood up and pushed kendal in the stroller across the back of the room while the movie finished (it was only 30 min long and we sat on the top row).
so back to the park, i think we took naps after that, then we had dinner, and got on the shuttle to yet another overlook further east in the park (the other major trail head). we didn't make it in time to watch the sun set (it was already down and getting VERY cold when we arrived there), but we took some pictures and then waited for the shuttle back. then we went to bed.
that night, we were serenated by coyotes... they were SO loud that they woke both me and nathaniel up. also, i heard the elk huffing several times. you know those funnel like things that you spin around and around and they make a high pitched noise? that is what he sounded like.
next we rode the shuttle bus to a stop along the south rim. from there we walked 3 miles to the head of one of the main trails (where all the lodges, etc. are), stopping to take TONS of photos along the way. funny thing is, though, that all the photos look the same!
kendal slept for about half the trail.
anyway, we got back on the shuttle and rode back to the campground, got the car, drove to lunch, then we drove out of the park to the IMAX theatre to see the grand canyon movie. i've never seen an imax before, i was quite impressed. kendal liked it too, somewhat, except he was sleepy and hungry. when the movie started, one of the first scenes was a native american walking in the woods, kendal waved at him. how cute was that? anyway, about 10 minutes later, we had to make him a bottle so nathaniel stood up and pushed kendal in the stroller across the back of the room while the movie finished (it was only 30 min long and we sat on the top row).
so back to the park, i think we took naps after that, then we had dinner, and got on the shuttle to yet another overlook further east in the park (the other major trail head). we didn't make it in time to watch the sun set (it was already down and getting VERY cold when we arrived there), but we took some pictures and then waited for the shuttle back. then we went to bed.
that night, we were serenated by coyotes... they were SO loud that they woke both me and nathaniel up. also, i heard the elk huffing several times. you know those funnel like things that you spin around and around and they make a high pitched noise? that is what he sounded like.
what in the world is on the boy's feet? sleeping and riding in the stroller...
ReplyDeleteWith the elk picture I played "how many elk can you find?" haha I think 5 was my count