Grand Canyon

didnt sleep the first four hours
but was able to stay nine and half hours
in the overnight parking space i found

it was almost too hot
i made my tent in the backseat and it was pretty dark

i was in shorts and tshirt with no sheet
but just couldnt fall asleep
took a long time
but cant remember last time i tried to go to sleep
at 8pm

it was dark when i headed for the grand canyon
didnt really get to see sunrise because
the canyon walls blocked it

early on almost hit a coyote running across the highway

got to the park
and first stop was the watchtower
which wasnt opened yet

hung around
call my niece abby for her 6th birthday
but since i gave her drums last saturday
i guess she didnt feel to need to talk to me
sis said she was nodding her head to my questions
kids are weird
there are other times she wont stop talking

if someone else was ever going to go out west
and see everything
i would suggest seeing the grand canyon first
then the parks in utah wyoming and montana

dont get me wrong
it is breathtaking
and pretty awesome
the scale is great

but the character is different
if you are not a hiker
it is less interactive

you walk or bus
to looking at the same grand thing

i am seen some pretty awesome stuff
so after a while pretty awesome stuff seems normal
maybe one at a time
would be more powerful

debating whether to stick around
to watch sunset
or head to vegas area

as cool it would be see the sunset
it is four more hours
and then i would have to drive the four and half hours
to las vegas in the dark

it seems a simpler drive than the past ones
but i dont want to push it

if i leave now i can find somewhere halfway
eat and relax

the food choices in the park is limited
and there really isnt anything to do but look at the canyon
could go for another hike
but dont want to get more tired for driving

plus there is a skywalk operated by the Hualapai Nation
it is five hours from this spot in the grand canyone
so vegas is closer
but the skywalk is just two hours from vegas
so maybe tuesday when i check out i will swing back
two hours is nothing now
to think i complained about a half hour one way commute to work
the one problem with the skyway i dont know the price
every page on their website but that one works
cant call because my phone is dead
from all the photos i took

maybe i will look at grand canyon map and
find a quiet spot somewhere to wait

we will see