Knee Driving, Glop Foot, and Vegas (posted by jeff)

So we find our bodies in Vegas. Hmmm... Vegas, not sure its all its cracked up to be but we are going to the Strip this afternoon. So from the beginning. Laura and I got tired of the hot so our solution was to drive north to the Grand Canyon. WE FOUND IT!!! Took some side trips to get there, went through Sedona ( Slide Rock...yeah for natural water slides, Laura experienced a fall but walked away unscathed), Flagstaff, scenic drove through the forest then spent two days at the South Rim. We watched the sunset on the first night, holding each other on the rim of the Canyon watching the sky turn every shade of pink and purple, all the while Germans chatted in the back ground. Our second day found us going down the canyon on the Bright Angel Trail. We woke up around 5:30 am to reach our point before the sun cooked us. It was well worth it and had breakfast in the canyon overlooking Indian Springs. We left the next day and headed to Glenn Canyon to swim, and bathe, in the Colorado River. I think we spent more time walking through muddy water and sinking into sediment up to our ankles than any other activity. Laura appropriately named this condition " Glop Foot" as mud would cake on to our feet so thick we would gain 3 inches of height and ten pounds of glop on our feet. We made it out alive and are now in Las Vegas. After all the beauty of Zion, Grand Canyon, and Sedona I'm not sure that this city thing is for me. More to come with pictures.