Both Claire and I have been wanting to make a trip to he grand canyon for a while now. And after getting some gear together ( not that cheap either) we have made it. After five hour and some change drive, passing through the zion national park, we reached the north rim. We set up our tent and walked a couple hundred yards to the edge of the grand canyon. It is amazing. Now with snow on the ground and our bellies full of hotdogs, risotto, and wine, we snug in our sleeping bags waiting for the morning and listening to the wind whip through the pines on the north rim.