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These are pictures of our drive from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon. We left Las Vegas around 5 in the morning on no sleep and traded shifts at breakfast. On our second day at the canyon, we ended up hiking down from the rim to the Colorado River and back in one day – something that we later found out is extremely discouraged. Oops! It’s about a 16 mile trip and when we got pizza afterward Chris fell asleep at the table.

I’m in a cafe at one of the Grand Canyon’s many money pits and thought I’d give a little update. The day we left Salt Lake City, Christopher and I headed down to Bryce Canyon, and then to Las Vegas. We didn’t have a place to stay in Vegas so we drove through the night until we finally arrived here in the Grand Canyon. We have been camping for the past two nights and spent yesterday hiking down to the Colorado River and back – a feat that spans about 16 miles. We’ve experienced much wildlife here including an elk this morning, vicious thieving crows, mules and deer. We even made some friends who offered to share their Coachella campsite with us. Needless to say, there are a bunch of new pictures which hopefully will go up soon. There’s just no time now because a 9 hour drive looms before us…

So after leaving Boulder, I realized that we hadn’t taken any pictures. I assure you it’s a picaresque city, but the camera didn’t find its way out. These pictures take us driving from Crested Butte to Boulder and then from Boulder to Salt Lake City where we are now.