Day 23: Williams, AZ to Page, AZ

We did not get to the Grand Canyon by sunrise but that was by intent; the weather was rainy and was supposed to clear up a bit by 10:00 AM or so. Therefore we had a leisurely morning. Once at the Grand Canyon we parked the car and used the free shuttle buses to get around. We ended up hiking quite a bit; including down into the canyon a little (on Bright Angel Trail). Even though overcast, it did not rain and the canyon is really remarkable even without direct sun & shadows. Took lots of photos and look forward to culling them out and perhaps printing a few once we return home. Around 3:00 PM we left Grand Canyon Park and went to Cameron, AZ and had an excellent dinner consisting of Navaho tacos. I took a picture of Caren admiring a 15,000 dollar Navaho rug! We decided to stay in Page AZ for the evening and did catch a beautiful sunset along the drive from Cameron to Page.I've been reading a book I bought at the Grand Canyon, called 'Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon' which purports to list ALL of the known deaths that have occurred in Grand Canyon over the years….about 700 of them. Many of the stories are amazing; the twenty-year old who hopped over the guardrail to take a photo of something on the rim and while his eye was in the viewfinder stepped back to frame the photo and fell about 400 feet…..and the tragic story of a dad playing a joke on his teenage daughter by pretending to fall from the trail guardrail but then actually did…..and many others. The authors hope to analyze the causes of these deaths so as to help others avoid making mistakes in judgement. I am glad to report that we used excellent judgement and neither of us came close to falling over the edge. And that's without even having read the book! And here are a few of the day's pictures: