We Hiked The Grand Canyon!

Welcome to The Grand Canyon!

Upon our first view of the Grand Canyon we were speechless.  It looks more like a picture than an actual landform.  Even though we hiked in the Canyon all day, we still felt it was surreal.  As we descended, we took pictures of nearly every rock. We also brought flags from our home countries and had the opportunity to take pictures with the entire group and their flags.  Many other tourists were impressed with our group and took pictures of us.  Other hikers stopped us on the trail to ask us about our home countries.  We really enjoyed talking with Americans about where we are from and why we are here in the U.S.

Magdalena from Austria and Nina from Switzerland 

This was my first time at the Grand Canyon.  We hiked down and took pictures at the same time with our friends. We learned how to be better hikers as we descended.  Once we reached the bottom of the Grand Canyon we were overwhelmed with its beauty.  We were so taken by the beauty of the Grand Canyon that we continued hiking without stopping.  The Grand Canyon looked like a poster.  After we made it to the top of the Grand Canyon, we felt energized and great. We were ready for more! We took more pictures, went in the gift shops and ate a snack. 

In one of the gift shops, we listened to cowboy and Western music.   The cashier noticed that we weren’t American and was very interested in knowing us.  We became friends and are going to stay in touch. 

Having an ice cream at the top of the Grand Canyon was such a satisfying experience.  We also took a shuttle to view the overlooks we would not be able to see otherwise and took great shots.   At the end of the day we were exhausted as we drove back to our hotel on the bus. 

-Jigs from India

This was my first time at the Grand Canyon.  I was in the first group to hike.  When we hiked 1.5 miles into the canyon, we had a snack. The squirrels came right up to us and wanted our snack.  We took pictures of the squirrels because they came so close to us.

We took a lot of breaks during our hike.  We sang a Portuegese song from “The Fast and the Furious 5” soundtrack.

Hiking the Grand Canyon was harder than doing track and field in high school.  I was so excited because I saw a group of people from Taiwan and talked to them in Taiwanese. 

We took some photos where we pretended we were falling off the Grand Canyon. 

-David from Taiwan 

Stretching Before the Hike

We went to the Grand Canyon and I hiked with my friends.  We stopped a lot because we were tired and took a lot of pictures.  I’m not good at hiking but my friends are really tough and they helped me a lot with the hike.  This was my first time at the Grand Canyon and I am happy I went because I cannot experience this sight in Japan.  After hiking, we went shopping and we got Native American souvieniers for our friends and family.  We also got Grand Canyon stickers for our suitcases.

-Mana from Japan