Went to Vegas for three days and visited my mom then went to the Grand Canyon.

My wife took most of the pictures. Here is a classic picture of the canyon:
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This is the lookout point just after the Indian Garden:

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Colorado River:

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Another view of the canyon:

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The river:

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spectacular!
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nice pics!
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More canyon:
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As you can see. I take my rafting seriously! (I am on the left).

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Pic from the float.

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Yes, you get wet...

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Here come some rapids.

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This is the bridge they are building by the Hoover damn. It is pretty amazing!

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This was a lot of fun. I hiked the 10 miles and 4,500 foot elevation change to the Phantom Ranch and stayed there the night before hiking back. The wife and our friends rode the mules. You have to be less then 200 pounds to ride the mules and I was over.

I much preferred the hike because being on a mule would have scared the crap out of me since I do not like heights. Believe it or not the hike out was much easier then the trip in.

The white water trip was a blast. The guide we had was really good and the other people on the raft were great.

Got a Royal Flush on the poker machine while in Vegas, so paid for part of the trip!

Had to rest for a week when we got home to recover!
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That looks and sounds like a great trip! Thank you for sharing.

Was that your first trip to the Canyon? I haven't been there yet.
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Thanks for sharing the beautiful pics!!
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Nice pictures! Sounds like you had a great time.
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Great pics!
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Very nice photos!!!

The Grand Canyon is one of those places that really cannot be photographed in a way that does it justice... but yours come close!!!

Thanks for sharing!!!
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Nice Pictures!Looks like you had a nice vacation.
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Very cool pictures, looks spectacular :-)
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great pic man. thanks for sharing
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Awesome pics, John! Good to hear you had a great time, brother!
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This was the third time, but the first time we hiked all the way to Phantom Ranch.

You are absolutely correct. That also holds true for the bridge they are building by the damn. It is amazing they can build structures like that.
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Awesome pics. Got me remembering my last trip out there. Didnt go on a raft though. Did you enjoy the raft?
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Great photos. I haven't been there in many years. I think you just convinced me it's time to go back!
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We enjoyed it very much. The first time we went there were not any real rapids. This trip was through part of the river where there were several.

At the end of the trip your rode a helicopter out of the canyon. That was pretty cool also. Here are some pictures from the helicopter:

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Thanks for sharing those awesome pics.:-)
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