Day 17: Today we headed to the bottom of the Grand Canyon via Jeep! We started out in a bus to Grand Canyon Caverns, the largest dry cavern in the US. We took the tour which was included in the price and lasted about 45 minutes or so. It was interesting but didn't compare to the caverns in the east. After the caverns we got into the jeeps to begin our trip to the canyon. The dirt road was about 18 miles or more long and very rough. the scenery was outstanding and the driver kept us informed of what we were seeing and other interesting facts about the canyon and the desert. We arrived at the Colorado river where we had lunch and had about an hour to explore and wade in the river. Soon it was time to load back up for the return trip. Along the way we had the good fortune to see two wild burros. This is a rare event since a roundup a few months ago. They were friendly and came to our jeep where we feed them some leftover apples. After the apples were gone and everyone had enough photos we resumed our trip to the top. We got back on the buss and headed back to Williams but not before a stop in Seligman at Snow Caps, a 50's era drive in restaurant. After snow balls or ice cream and more photos it was back on the bus. We will spend tonight in Williams and tomorrow we are going to the south rim and then on to at least Flagstaff, Arizona.
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