On Tuesday, August 5th, we did something most people travel from far away parts of the world and plan for for decades to go see. We have lived in Arizona for 24 years (only 3 hours away) and finally made the journey to see the Grand Canyon. Why did we wait so long? It really is an awe inspiring sight. I guess we thought it was too far away to just look at a big hole in the ground or that it would be too hot in the summer when it was more convenient to go. We were wrong on both accounts. The weather was beautiful and the sight was gorgeous and there was really a lot to see and do. We went on a Ranger tour to learn about the geography of the canyon and while listening to the ranger, we were lucky to see several California Condors soaring overhead - seemingly close enough to reach out and touch. The incredible thing about that was that we heard numerous people in the park - Rangers included saying how rare an experience that was. Even the ranger talks about the Condors rarely have sightings let alone an hours worth of several soaring birds. There are only about 300 living in the world and we saw 3-5 of them during our visit. The condors are huge birds. They have a wing span of about 9 feet.