{"id":1929,"date":"2018-04-24T22:46:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T22:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2018-04-27T22:49:12","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T22:49:12","slug":"the-grand-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/24\/the-grand-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grand Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

On our second day in the national forest, we realized we were just over an hour from the south rim of the Grand Canyon. We had previously planned to camp for a few days there, but we were all so in love with staying in the forest that we decided to make the drive that morning.<\/p>\n

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The Canyon of course was beautiful.<\/p>\n

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We didn\u2019t really go for any hikes, since we only had the day. The kids and Scott managed to go down a steep rocky outcropping to get some amazing off-path views.
\nThe man in blue who happened to be doing some kind of photo shoot made the views even better.<\/p>\n

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The wildlife at the Park was even less scared that the ones near our spot in the forest. Mommas and baby elk alike walked past us within a few feet.<\/p>\n

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\nThrough the crowds, we caught the highlights of the Canyon. We made the scenic drive to finish up the kids\u2019 junior ranger badges at the far ranger station.<\/p>\n

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All in all a decent trip to the Grand Canyon. Since we weren\u2019t able\/willing to hike down to the bottom of the canyon, the day trip served us perfectly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On our second day in the national forest, we realized we were just over an hour from the south rim of the Grand Canyon. We had previously planned to camp for a few days there, but we were all so in love with staying in the forest that we decided to make the drive that…<\/p>\n

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