A Grand Experience

The Grand Canyon, for lack of a better term, was simply awesome.  It was awesome in the truest sense of the word, meaning it inspired an overwhelming feeling of wonder or amazement.  To be honest, it looked faked.  We felt as if we were standing inside a postcard.  The sunrise and sunset were hands down one of the most beautiful moments we've experienced.  We had the pleasure of camping out on the south rim and gazed upon the twilight with eager eyes.  To continue with cheesy metaphors, it looked as if someone splashed a bucket of colors across the night sky.  

The next day, with our awesomeness meter in at full, we were struck again by something incredible, this time man made.  We unfortunately were not able to get good pictures of it, but the Hoover Dam burned an image of extreme engineering in our heads.  It stands 730 ft high by 1250 ft in length.  It holds 3.33 million cubic yards of concrete and produces an asto

nishing 2.08 gigawatts of electricity.  The Hoover Dam was just warming us up for another man made miracle, as we spent the night in Las Vegas (woohoo!).  We have never seen a more diverse mix of people from all over the globe and all walks of life.  The themed hotels, unique attractions and the delicious food surpassed our expectations.  Our walk along the strip was capped by the dancing fountains at the Bellagio.  These last two days were certainly filled with excitement as we experienced $8 camping at the Grand Canyon, followed the next night by a stay in a 5 star hotel. 

P.S. Internet access was hard to come by in the Southwest...