Grand Canyon AZ - July 16

Ok I don't know what it is about visiting national monuments and snap weather changes. The day was bright and sunny when we left Holbrook and headed to Flagstaff for some quick shopping and lunch. The closer we got to Flag the darker the clouds were becoming, and by the time we sat down to lunch it had started to pour. I am not talking about a fine mist, it was a soaking downpour. But it looked like the rain would ease or pass us over by the time we made it to the Grand Canyon. Well during the drive there it looked as if we were sadly mistaken. The rain had started to come down so hard that we could barely see the road at times but as the skies looked to be clearing closer to the Grand Canyon so we pressed on. By the time we got to the gates the sun was coming out and we were getting excited to be able to see the canyons but apparently going through the gates triggered the rain again. We decided to give the rain another half hour and if it didn't stop enough for us to travel around the rim of the canyon we were going to come back another day. Luckily for us the rain stopped and even though the skies were still pretty dark we would hit the canyon. Beautiful! It is such a cool place to come and visit, the views are amazing. You are literally standing on the edge of the world. The winds from the storm were still blowing, almost hard enough that you felt as if you could blow over the edge of the canyon. Such a terrifying feeling but exhilarating at the same time. We hopped on and off the bus at different look out point, each time awed at how amazing the view is. Even with getting a bit wet from the earlier rain, almost blown off the side of the canyon, and a bit chilled by the wind we had a great day, so glad we pressed on through the weather and decided to stay :)