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(Hiking down the canyon on the first day)

The Grand Canyon hike was very steep and hard to climb back up. The hike took about one and a half hours to do and the trail was very long! Our tour guide, Jack, was nice and told us about the pictographs and the rock formations. He also explained erosion and seafloor spreading from billions of years ago. Facts about the Grand Canyon are: It is about 2,400 feet above sea level and about 250 different types of birds in the canyon. What I didn’t like about the hike was that it was really hot and steep to climb back up. I have been to the Grand Canyon before so it wasn’t really new for me.

(Floating down the river at Glen Canyon Dam)

In Glen Canyon Dam we floated down the river and learned about major flooding in years past, also we learned about varnish on the sides of the canyon. On the ride we learned about some of the fish that live in the canyon and we drank lemonade that was stored in the water since it was so cold. Facts about the dam are that the dam itself is only about five feet shorter than Hoover Dam. This was my favorite part of the whole trip and the boat ride was so fun.



(Wupatki National Monument) the ruins are ancient Indian ruins that have been there for 900 years, at the ruins we walked around and looked at the ballcourt where the people used to play games. In that national park there are over 500 volcanoes and some of them are considered active even if they havent erupted in hundreds of years. the location was fun and cool because we were at 900 year old house that Indians had made a long time ago. i like how we learned about the monument its self but i didnt like how we had to leave so soon.

(Sunset Creator National Park)