Today we headed up to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  The drive in was gorgeous and unexpected.  After the deserts of Zion and Bryce Canyon, we expected a dry desolate landscape with the little vegetation and few animal sightings.

Instead, we drove through green meadows that stretched peacefully to a forest of both evergreen and deciduous trees.  We longed to stop and hike across the meadows and into the trees to see what lay behind, but the anticipation of the canyon drove us on.

Forgot to add some of the other lessons we learned while hiking Pike’s Peak.  These were the lessons the kids wanted me to share.

So, what did we learn today (other than some fascinating history about Pike’s Peak)?

I did it!

My eight year old learned that we are fearfully and wonderfully made and that when she puts her “I can’t do it” attitude away and puts her mind to it, she can do even those things which seem impossible!

My husband and I decided to take our kids on a road trip this year to give them an up close look at the history and beauty of the west. We plan to cover ground from Colorado to Wyoming to Idaho to Utah to Arizona and finally California. See all of the posts about the trip here.

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