Look closely and you will see the object of my favorite wild-life sighting to date . . . a wild burro roaming in the desert! He strolled across the road in front of us on our trek back to Phoenix - maybe I'm not as nature savvy as I believed, but I honestly did not know there were wild burros out there! 
We did a little biking - in Provo Canyon with our brother-in-law Brad, and in St. George. Nate and I both really miss the fall colors, so it was nice to get out and see them, and feel the chilly breezes that reminded us why we love winter in Arizona! 
It is sad to say I (and my parents) have lived in the vicininty of the Grand Canyon my whole life, and had only seen it in pictures and from the window of a plane. It truly is much more amazing in person. Nate braved the freezing temps to get some sunrise pics and we all braved the gusting winds to see the grandness of the canyon.
You can't see it in this picture but Will is definitely not impressed by the canyon - he's cold and hungry and screaming, ruining the majesty of nature for people from all around the world. It was amazing to hear all the languages of the visitors - English was definitely the minority, and I was wishing I could identify all the other languages we heard.
Worth the drive . . .
and now that break is over, I have to go back to work!
4 comments:
wow...the grand canyon is so beautiful. what great pics and what a fun way to end your maternity leave. :) (although i'm sad for you it has to end ... but it's good. right? it's all good ... :) and you are tough and can do ANYTHING!! )
i was hoping you got to do something extra fun with your fall break! and how brave to cart Will along for it all...I was uber-stressed about taking Hamilton out and about...not that i was overprotective...just felt totally unprepared outside the cocoon of home. luckily for all of us, there's no room for that with baby #2 :).
good luck starting back to work...it will be tough, of course, but you will have aspects of yourself taken care of that are less so when you're at home...like for me, my brain and sense of social value.
Good luck back at work. That is one cute baby you have there. Amanda was super excited about the chance to meet him on her way out of St. George. :)
So can you catch a wild burro and keep it as a pet? We were in St. George for Fall break too! I wonder if we were there at the same time? I'd be sad if we were and I missed you. Good job on making it to the Grand Canyon with a little one. I still haven't ventured out there.
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