Thursday, June 2, 2016 ~ Our morning began by having to have our luggage downstairs at 8:30 am. The luggage is driven by van to the lodge in the Grand Canyon while we are riding the train.

After eating the breakfast buffet, we watched a wild west show and then boarded the Grand Canyon Railroad for our two hour trip to the Grand Canyon National Park. The trip was through farmland and forest and we were entertained by a guitar-playing cowboy. AJ and I saw a herd of deer and many cows and horses.

After arriving in the National Park, we boarded a bus for our Grand Tour. The first stop was another buffet:(  The food was pretty bad but the staff was very personable. 

Kelly was our bus driver/tour guide. She has been at the Canyon for about 14 months and has a lot of knowledge considering her short time there. We made many stops and I took lots of pictures. As much as I loved the Canyon landscape, I thoroughly enjoyed the native plants and animals.

After returning from the tour, I decided that we would take a sunset tour and again, Kelly, was our driver. Sunset was amazing, my photos do not do it justice.

We ate a dinner snack at the lodge food court and then stumbled our way in the dark to our room while observing the beautiful night sky.

Collecting Memories - Not Things, Summer 2016 ~ Paula, Jacob, and AJ