Grand Canyon

On the way to Utah from Arizona we decided to see some sights, make it a more of a vacation drive.

 We stopped at the Grand Canyon, one of the most magnificent natural marvels of the world.

 We stopped two places to look at the Grand Canyon, the first was at this watch tower built as an artists observatory.

 This is a view of the start of the Grand Canyon before it gets really big.

 Inside the watchtower.

 The Grand Canyon.  It's hard to really picture how big it is unless you see it.

 Another view.

 One last view of the Grand Canyon.

Along the drive we saw another interesting sight.  The Grand Staircase Escalanate National Monument in Utah.

 At the park we decided to hike the Toadstools Trail.

 It was only 1.3 miles up and started out along a sandy river bed.

 We saw lots of interesting rock formations.

 This is the most famous of the Toadstools.

We actually had a fun drive.

Tianna and James in Arizona

Tianna flew down with James for a few days to visit in sunny Arizona.

 James with Great-Grandpa Swift at his home in Mesa.

  James with Great-Grandma Rucker at her home in Apache Junction.

 James brought two zig-saw puzzles which were a lot of fun to piece together.  They were hard ones.

 One day we went out to eat at Red Robin.

 There's a swimming pool at Discovery Point and James wanted to go swimming.  It was nice and sunny.

 Great-Grandpa Swift leads the exercise class on Mondays at Discovery Point.  He runs them through a vigorous routine.

James during the workout.