Colorado River

Day 20: Grand Canyon

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January 17th 2012
Woke up pretty early today after a horrible night's sleep. The air here is just so dry that your throat is always sore. I would have had over 1L of water to drink through the night. Anyway, this morning was helicopter morning! We arrive at the helipad and got weighed so our flight was balanced. I was put with Myra, Rachel, Sharron and two random people. The flight was amazing, it was so good t ... read more

North America » United States » Arizona » Grand Canyon

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more