Arizona Travels

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When we left my brother's house in Gilbert, Arizona, our Arizona travels officially began.  We officially "hit the road" at around 12:00 noon.  As we traveled north on the 17, we decided to stop at the Montezuma Castle in Verde Valley, AZ.  It was pretty amazing to see this adobe style house built into the cliff.  The structure itself was 5-stories tall, and could house up to 50 people.  It was nice being able to stop and enjoy this national monument.  We continued our journeys on the 17 and came to the 40 west where we headed to our KOA campground near the Grand Canyon.  We reached our campground at around 5:30 p.m. and were very happy with the service we received from the front desk.  After setting up our tent (the one my parents let me borrow from when we used to go family camping when I was a teen), we headed off to the Grand Canyon.  It took us about an hour of driving to reach the Grand Canyon, but what an amazing site once we got there.  Pictures truly don't do it justice.  We enjoyed walking around the South Rim and taking in the breathtaking sites.  We even went to Mather Point and watched the sunset, it was simply breathtaking.  We left the park at around 8:30 p.m. and had a very "healthy" dinner at McDonalds.  We arrived back at our campsite and hit the sack for the night.  What an amazing day.  Yet, the highlight of the day was taking in the beauty and splendor of the Grand Canyon.  We serve such an amazing God who creates such amazing wonders for our "viewing pleasure."