Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Grand Canyon and Drake's Quiz

November 16, 2010
The Grand Canyon is amazing!  We parked our R.V. here for two nights and travelled by the Grand Canyon park bus system all around the South Rim of the Canyon!  We saw 7 elk on our drive in.  The Canyon is more vast than one can imagine.  November is a wonderful time to visit for there are so few tourist.  The kids are learning tons from the park rangers!  Here are some fun pictures of our past 2 days! 





Drake's Grand Canyon quiz:
A.  What are the names of the 3 bordering American Indian Tribes in the Grand Canyon?
      1. Havasupai
      2. Hualapai
      3. Navajo
      4. All of the above

B.  Why is the North Rim of the Grand Canyon closed from late October to mid- May each year?
      1. South Rim is more popular
      2. South Rim is at a lower elevation
      3. heavy snow
      4. All of the above

C.  What was John Wesley Powell the first person to do at the Grand Canyon?
      1. Led a group in boats through the canyon
      2. Discovered the canyon
      3. Climbed up the canyon
      4.  All of the above

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