On the road again. On our way to Grand Canyon National Park. Leaving the ugliness of Las Vegas behind. Driving through the dessert. It conjures up silly sound bites from National Lampoon’s Vacation. Chevy Chase heading off into the desert, muttering “Oh, there’s gotta be a phone or a gas station around here somewhere honey.” That movie and especially that line always made us laugh.
We were hoping to find the same beef jerky we bought for our trip with Maggie 7 years ago but alas couldn’t find it. Our memories are a bit foggy, and so much has changed in the world since then anyway.
Not gonna lie, we are facing the hike with some jitters and butterflies. But we believe we have safely broken up our trek into manageable sections, with two dinners at the Canteen at Phantom Ranch in the bottom of the Canyon - what a treat. Somewhere buried on an old phone is a selfie of our family of four eating there 7 years ago tonight. These fleeting moments in our life that mean so much, never fully grasping in the moment how important they are. “Be here now”… has been an inside joke in our family. But that statement makes so much sense. Enjoy where you are right now because tomorrow it can all be taken away.
Having said that, we should all take care when we can. For safety reasons, we are taking along a device called the SPOT Gen4 Satellite GPS messenger. It has a tracking system. Hopefully, it’ll occasionally catch our 10 minute locator checkins we have it set to. The Canyon can be tricky catching satellite with its high walls. If you feel like following us and getting updates on our journey, click the button below.
We’ll be in touch when internet allows.
