Grand Canyon/Rafting down the Glen Canyon/Touring Zion National Park/Arriving Las Vegas

Hi,
Sorry for the technical difficulties...when we are in smaller towns or in canyons, we have very slow connections and downloading photos are often impossible.

Last time we connected, Ken and I had just arrived in Grand Canyon National Park. I cannot begin to tell you how magistic this canyon is when you step close to the rim and look out. I'll try...my knees went weak and I had to turn away for a few minutes. The beauty surrounded me and the experience of walking around the rim was similar to a spiritual experience, as I felt the adrenalin rush from my head to my toes and my heart was pounding. It started to rain, but no matter - except I worried even more about people who get right on the edge of the cliffs. If you have not experienced the GRAND...you really must give it some of your time...and treat yourself to at least a couple of days - one day you should take one of the hikes (we didn't give ourselves enough time to do this, but will the next time we visit). Instead, we took a raft ride down the Glen River (called a smooth raft ride - down the Colorado River). The trip ended at the beginning of the Grand Canyon. It was a calm and magestic trip - also highly recommended...all ages can take this ride.
We stayed at Powell Lake and decided to stay an extra day to catch up with some work and home obligations and to catch our breath. Jeff sent us our mail from home and work - it sure piles up fast. We continue to feel an urgency to do as much and see as much as possible - and are having too much fun along the way.
The new RV is treating us well...a photo of the outside of Comanche (Ken's choice for a name) going through the Zion canyons. We cannot tell you how happy and safe we feel to not have the Tom Stinnett RV and all the problems we experienced with it.
Left Powell Lake today and drove to Zion National Park...yet another different type of mountains and canyons making up this calm environment full of great hiking trails - of all lengths. Wish we had planned an extra day on the trails. We drove on to Vegas and arrived tonight. Vegas is well...Vegas. Hope to catch a play and win a fortune. :-) We will be here for a full day and two nights ... then we head into California...and introduce you to yet more of our country.
A shout-out to Emma Roesner...who is following this blog and learning where she wants to talk her father and sisters into visiting on their next vacation.
It is late ... Nite~
Carol and Ken