{"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":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/24\/the-grand-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grand Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/24\/the-grand-canyon\/1332a520-ccc8-44e1-974e-fd56988d761e\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1332A520-CCC8-44E1-974E-FD56988D761E.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524061913&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00085397096498719&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1332A520-CCC8-44E1-974E-FD56988D761E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1332A520-CCC8-44E1-974E-FD56988D761E.jpeg?fit=980%2C735&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1935\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1332A520-CCC8-44E1-974E-FD56988D761E.jpeg?resize=980%2C735\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1332A520-CCC8-44E1-974E-FD56988D761E.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1332A520-CCC8-44E1-974E-FD56988D761E.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1332A520-CCC8-44E1-974E-FD56988D761E.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1332A520-CCC8-44E1-974E-FD56988D761E.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1332A520-CCC8-44E1-974E-FD56988D761E.jpeg?w=1960 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Canyon of course was beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/24\/the-grand-canyon\/2f8e1239-0af9-4468-92ec-05951a48f4a3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2F8E1239-0AF9-4468-92EC-05951A48F4A3.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524053789&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00045495905368517&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2F8E1239-0AF9-4468-92EC-05951A48F4A3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2F8E1239-0AF9-4468-92EC-05951A48F4A3.jpeg?fit=980%2C735&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1933\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2F8E1239-0AF9-4468-92EC-05951A48F4A3.jpeg?resize=980%2C735\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2F8E1239-0AF9-4468-92EC-05951A48F4A3.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2F8E1239-0AF9-4468-92EC-05951A48F4A3.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2F8E1239-0AF9-4468-92EC-05951A48F4A3.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2F8E1239-0AF9-4468-92EC-05951A48F4A3.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2F8E1239-0AF9-4468-92EC-05951A48F4A3.jpeg?w=1960 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<br \/>\nThe man in blue who happened to be doing some kind of photo shoot made the views even better.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/24\/the-grand-canyon\/dfaa8252-b43c-4ddd-a2d4-ef8132b1e397\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DFAA8252-B43C-4DDD-A2D4-EF8132B1E397.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524055034&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00045808520384792&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DFAA8252-B43C-4DDD-A2D4-EF8132B1E397\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DFAA8252-B43C-4DDD-A2D4-EF8132B1E397.jpeg?fit=980%2C735&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DFAA8252-B43C-4DDD-A2D4-EF8132B1E397-1024x768.jpeg?resize=980%2C735\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DFAA8252-B43C-4DDD-A2D4-EF8132B1E397.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DFAA8252-B43C-4DDD-A2D4-EF8132B1E397.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DFAA8252-B43C-4DDD-A2D4-EF8132B1E397.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DFAA8252-B43C-4DDD-A2D4-EF8132B1E397.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DFAA8252-B43C-4DDD-A2D4-EF8132B1E397.jpeg?w=1960 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/24\/the-grand-canyon\/eaa9f728-e118-4799-aa80-0e5a15ea0b93\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EAA9F728-E118-4799-AA80-0E5A15EA0B93.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524053683&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00055586436909394&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EAA9F728-E118-4799-AA80-0E5A15EA0B93\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EAA9F728-E118-4799-AA80-0E5A15EA0B93.jpeg?fit=980%2C735&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1931\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EAA9F728-E118-4799-AA80-0E5A15EA0B93.jpeg?resize=980%2C735\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EAA9F728-E118-4799-AA80-0E5A15EA0B93.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EAA9F728-E118-4799-AA80-0E5A15EA0B93.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EAA9F728-E118-4799-AA80-0E5A15EA0B93.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EAA9F728-E118-4799-AA80-0E5A15EA0B93.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EAA9F728-E118-4799-AA80-0E5A15EA0B93.jpeg?w=1960 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/24\/the-grand-canyon\/30abcbd7-4b00-4220-82f3-b8ebaf5684df\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30ABCBD7-4B00-4220-82F3-B8EBAF5684DF.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524049818&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00068306010928962&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"30ABCBD7-4B00-4220-82F3-B8EBAF5684DF\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30ABCBD7-4B00-4220-82F3-B8EBAF5684DF.jpeg?fit=980%2C735&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1930\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30ABCBD7-4B00-4220-82F3-B8EBAF5684DF.jpeg?resize=980%2C735\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30ABCBD7-4B00-4220-82F3-B8EBAF5684DF.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30ABCBD7-4B00-4220-82F3-B8EBAF5684DF.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30ABCBD7-4B00-4220-82F3-B8EBAF5684DF.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30ABCBD7-4B00-4220-82F3-B8EBAF5684DF.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30ABCBD7-4B00-4220-82F3-B8EBAF5684DF.jpeg?w=1960 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><br \/>\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<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/24\/the-grand-canyon\/598f919e-b808-4d5d-98d6-7acd133aac66\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/598F919E-B808-4D5D-98D6-7ACD133AAC66.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524060301&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"598F919E-B808-4D5D-98D6-7ACD133AAC66\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/598F919E-B808-4D5D-98D6-7ACD133AAC66.jpeg?fit=980%2C735&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1937\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/598F919E-B808-4D5D-98D6-7ACD133AAC66.jpeg?resize=980%2C735\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/598F919E-B808-4D5D-98D6-7ACD133AAC66.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/598F919E-B808-4D5D-98D6-7ACD133AAC66.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/598F919E-B808-4D5D-98D6-7ACD133AAC66.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/598F919E-B808-4D5D-98D6-7ACD133AAC66.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/598F919E-B808-4D5D-98D6-7ACD133AAC66.jpeg?w=1960 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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":"<p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/24\/the-grand-canyon\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[109,115,49,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arizona","category-grand-canyon-national-park","category-micha","category-united-states","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8k10v-v7","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9EB6C7E8-D311-4090-BDB8-565B47CD45CB.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1929"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1940,"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929\/revisions\/1940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}