Day 11: Grand Canyon - " I don't wanna look at the Alabama Canyon again"
July 10th 2010 Today is the day that I have been looking forward to for several weeks. Ever since we booked the Canyon River Adventure actually (and not just because it meant there was no danger of us deciding to hike to the bottom of the canyon and back up). As has become the norm, we were up with the sparrows and waiting patiently at the Grand Canyon airport. The Canyon River adventure is a whole day (6am to 6
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