Yes, it really snowed and hailed

May 9 and it's snowing at the Grand Canyon

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May 9th 2011
After such a day yesterday of highlights and pushing adrenaline, today was a much needed day off the road. Of course, we didn’t quite expect it to snow! We started out with a quick, cold walk on the Rim Trail to the geology museum but it became a sprint as the white stuff started to come down about half way there. I kept thinking I was seeing things but no, it was definitely snow, followed by ... read more

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