Today we headed up to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  The drive in was gorgeous and unexpected.  After the deserts of Zion and Bryce Canyon, we expected a dry desolate landscape with the little vegetation and few animal sightings.

Instead, we drove through green meadows that stretched peacefully to a forest of both evergreen and deciduous trees.  We longed to stop and hike across the meadows and into the trees to see what lay behind, but the anticipation of the canyon drove us on.

Day Two

Today we discovered that our kids really are quite talented when we visited the Focus on the Family headquarters and Whit’s End.  It was there that they had the opportunity to record their very own episode of Adventures in Odyssey and they were amazing!  In fact, the sound tech commented that they were the best he had heard in a long time because they added their own personality to the script rather than simply reading it.

Forgot to add some of the other lessons we learned while hiking Pike’s Peak.  These were the lessons the kids wanted me to share.

So, what did we learn today (other than some fascinating history about Pike’s Peak)?

I did it!

My eight year old learned that we are fearfully and wonderfully made and that when she puts her “I can’t do it” attitude away and puts her mind to it, she can do even those things which seem impossible!