[2013-western-us]

Day 22: July 8th, 2013: Grand Canyon - Desert View to Mather Campground

Scott put together a plan last night so that he could bike the entire South rim of Grand Canyon National Park.  I was a little hesitant about the plan for three reasons: 1) the last road adventure in Taos led to Scott having a four hour bike ride instead of a two hour bike ride (he was a little faster than he thought) 2) there are just a few people at the Grand Canyon on a daily basis, I wasn’t sure how we would connect up 3) cleaning up the camping mats, sleeping bags, tent, pulling down the hanging laundry, feeding the kids breakfast, cleaning up dishes, and driving 25 miles all before 9:45 seemed a bit of a stretch. There are days at home that I am just excited to get myself and the kids dressed, fed, and out the door on time. Adding camping gear to the equation?  Despite my apprehension before he slipped out this morning I whispered, “Have a great ride!”