Grand Canyon

Another long hot drive through the desert. I spent one windy night outside of Phoenix before heading up to the Grand Canyon. All I know is that it was 85 degrees at 10am in that town and then all of a sudden I was at 7000 feet and the weather was perfect! I did a little hike into the canyon that went down only part of the way. If I had backpacking equipment I would have gone to the bottom. I guess that's a trip for another day.
So many tourists! But not as bad as Yosemite. And it was kind of nice to be around a lot of people for a change. I met a guy from Pennsylvania who was doing a similar kind of trip but not enjoying it as much. I guess he got laid off recently and decided to go see the Grand Canyon. I thought it was a great idea but he was so stressed about having to do so much driving by himself. He was continually paranoid about running out of gas or not having a safe spot to sleep. I hope he calms down or he'll never make it home.
Today I'm heading to Zion, which I've wanted to see for a long time. There are so many places to see in southern Utah, I hope I get to see at least most of them.