Arizuma

Arizona:


Based on Spanish interpretation of "arizuma," an Aztec Indian word meaning "silver-bearing;" and Pima Indian word "arizonac" for "little spring place"


The first morning of our vacation, we woke up at 6:00 am to get on our Grand Canyon tour bus for a 4 hour trip. Our tour guide provided the passengers with history videos on the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon.  By the time we arrived, we were pumped full of knowledge and pumped up to see the sights! 

We spent the whole day sight-seeing in Arizona. We took tons pictures of the Grand Canyon, the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and a few of Route 66. We were both in awe all day long!  I really have never seen a prettier sight.  For some reason, the GC was in my head as just one major split between two giant rock formations.  I didn't realize how many miles it stretched and that it was a whole bunch of valleys, mountains, and formations all rolled into one truly spectacular view. 

Lake Mead

 Colorado River (The Hoover Dam was built to tame this river)

 Route 66 isn't just a massive drink at Sonic!

 The sign in the middle reads "Historic Route 66", which is what we were on.

 Check out this landslide!  Yowzah!

 The Grand Canyon Express

 The GC is over a mile deep at certain parts!  The width varies from 4 to 20 miles.

 There are a few inhabitants lower down in the GC (mostly park employees and their families).  No cars are allowed down here.  It is over 80 miles to the nearest hospital.

 God made a little pathway in this rock.

 Its hard to tell in the pic, but that is a LOOONG way down!

 As we were leaving, the mules (aka tour guides) escaped!

 The night view of the Hoover Dam was absolutely amazing!

Pictures don't do this justice.  I couldn't believe how HUGE this dam was.  I felt like an ant next to a giant.  This is what we saw:

Geological facts (for Ryan, cuz he is a nerd.)