kjh+Grand+Canyon

The view was breathtaking as the winding highway brought the SUV near the edge of the enormous canyon. The oranges and yellows danced across the wide sky as a tired group of girls suddenly perked up after a long drive. "Guys, we aren't in Wisconsin anymore!" exclaimed Jamie from the drivers seat. "Wow that is unbelievable, what an amazing God we serve!" piped up Kierra in awe. Caroline opened her eyes from her pillow, sitting up all she could muster was "Wow!" "That is so deep! How are we going to get to the bottom to whitewater raft?" questioned Ruthie. "We're just a couple miles away from the campground, we'll have to ask them."

There was an array of half conversations that continued as they unloaded the vehicle and began to set-up camp for the night. "Could you grab the tent too, Ruthie? We need to that before the sun sets." "Where's all the food? I'm starving!" "Ahh, I think we need the bug spray." "I can't believe you convinced me to sleep in a tent...for more than one night!" "Has anyone seen my camera?" "Wow, hiking that thing is going to be intense!" "Yeah, that's why we need to get some sleep tonight..." "Should we hike rim to rim tomorrow or wait and go whitewater rafting? They said there are openings either way with the river trips heading out." "You know Kierra, we might have to go tomorrow, that guide was pretty good looking...and tall too!" "Maybe we should do the backcountry camping in the canyon tomorrow night." "There's some pretty cool waterfalls nearby too." "Let's just figure it out in the morning..."

The next morning, after eating an early breakfast over the camp fire, the decision is to... ~ Hike rim to rim in one day...with all the camping gear! ~ Strap on a helmet and hit the rapids of the Colorado River.