Dams & Canyons Day 6 Grand Canyon/Glen Canyon Dam

Well we made it to the biggest "dam" canyon on our trip (that was funny wasn't it?) on this day--the Grand Canyon!  By this point on our trip, day 6, Jacob was very sleep deprived.  When Jacob doesn't get enough sleep, he is one cranky monkey!

The boys posing for the camera.

Here, you see Jacob being a little bit of a ham, but just prior to snack time and just after, he was throwing a tantrum of, well, grand canyon scale.  He was crying or screaming for the majority of our time here.  Jacob and Julia are wearing their backpack tethers, which we used a lot on this trip.  We did bring the stroller with us, as we did a fair amount of walking, but Jacob insisted that HE needed to ride in the stroller and refused to get out of it, even when Julia needed to sit (evident when she insisted on being carried).  Finally, we just said that no one was riding in the stroller and everyone was walking.

Julia loved her snack time.

Lunch was a much needed respite for all of us.  

Finally, Jacob and Julia got some ZZZZZZZ's in the car!  Hallelujah!

When we got out of the car again, somewhere near Glen Canyon Dam (I don't remember exactly where right now), we stopped to go potty at a Walmart and get a few supplies that we were running low on (bottled water being one).  I let the kids choose their own snacks--this is one of the ways I got Jacob out of the car to use the potty.

James chose Ding Dongs as his snack (absolutely NOT something I would normally have let him choose, but we were on vacation and it was memorable).  Jacob chose Chex Mix.  Julia would partake of all of the above.  The kids were quite happy when they got in the car again.  We didn't drive much more than 30 minutes or so before seeing our next big landmark.

The second dam on our tour was the Glen Canyon Dam.  The above picture is the bridge over the canyon.

Matt and I both loved the scenery on our drive today.  We were both somewhat fascinated with the layering of the rocks and how you could see all the different colors in the rocks.  

The rocks tell amazing stories.