4,308,549 visitors couldn't be wrong... could they. Of course not. While there's a lot of visitors (even for the off-peak time), the Grand Canyon is rather remarkable. I had been there as a young child but going again as an adult gives a whole new appreciation.

For me, the size and age of the canyon most contribute to its beauty. The canyon was formed about 5-6 million years ago by the Colorado River slicing through the Colorado Plateau. Of course, the river still continues to carve the canyon. As for size, it's big. The national park includes 1,218,376 acres of land and 277 miles of the Colorado River flow through the canyon.

We had intended to hike into the canyon and camp but little did we know that you had to have reservations a year in advance. As such, we walked the rim and hiked a little bit into the canyon via Bright Angel Trailhead.

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Lake Powell was created with the completion of Glen Canyon Dam in 1963 although it took 17 years for the lake to completely fill.

Meaghan and I visited Page, AZ. We hiked down to the Lake (although too cold to swim) and we took the guided tour of the Glen Canyon Dam.

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Canyon de Chelly is a unique experience. It is a smaller canyon outside of Chinle, AZ that provides a glimpse of ancient Anasazi ruins.

We checked out several of the lookouts and did the hike down to the White House Ruins. Apparently these Anasazi ruins date back to 1200 and are some of the oldest in the canyon.

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