Day 6: The Grand Canyon
Hey family,
friends, and loved ones! It’s the Dopey family again. Today we woke up at
4:45am and walked from our campground to the Grand Canyon before the sunrise.
Before we left for the canyon, we were given a nutritious walking breakfast of bagels
and bananas. It took about one mile to walk from our campsite to the canyon
trail entrance. Once we arrived at the trailhead, we were able to choose from a
1mile hike, a 3-mile hike, or a 6 mile hike.
While walking down the canyon trails we were treated with a beautiful
sunrise. To keep us hydrated and
energized we were given a walking lunch of a peanut butter sandwich, a granola
bar, an apple, three jolly ranchers, and plenty of water. After we hiked, we
were able to finally call home to family and friends! We also got to go to the
gift shop, walk around the park, take a rim tour and get some of the famous ice
cream that Dallas recommended. In addition to all of this, we also were finally able to eat the famous Deaton stew! Some of us got pop tarts, whole apples and even a mini jar of honey in our servings. Although it was made out of leftovers, it was pretty delicious and helped make a lot of us go to the bathroom LOL. All in all, it was truly such a great day and we
can’t wait for more!!!
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| The 1 mile group before they headed in to the Canyon |
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| The 1 mile group after they finished |
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| The 3 mile group getting ready to go in |
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| The 3 mile group inside of the Canyon |
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| The 6 mile group before they head in |
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| The 6 mile group flexing |
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| The Canyon squirrels were not afraid of anything! |
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| 6 miles in! |
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| Will & Nick's bromance reached a new level after their Canyon hike |
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| Our 6 milers ran into our bus driver JD on their way out of the Canyon |
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| Trying to find spots around the campsite that had enough service to call home |
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John, Dallas and Grant serving up some Deaton Stew!
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Thank you guys for being so patient with the blog!!! Your kids are WONDERFUL and all of us counselors can't wait to continue to watch them grow and see this beautiful country. See you in a few weeks!
-Counselor Madi Nanney
