Some travel to Vegas for Halloween on purpose. We happened to be there, and made the most of a holiday while on vacation! Our cousin lives there and flies helicopter tours of the Grand Canyon. We'd met with him for dinner earlier in the week, and arranged to take a flight when there was room. This landed us on a sunset flight on Halloween!
This wasn't just any ol' fly-over-the-canyon tour. On the way to the canyon, we got to fly over and learn more about Hoover Dam and Lake Mead
Our trusty pilot/tour guide pointed out other interesting features in the desert, like an inactive volcano and a plateau that fighter pilots used to practice carrier take-offs and landings. Then, he announced we were nearing the Grand Canyon!
Not only did we get to see the canyon from the air, we got to fly through it!
...with Danger Zone playing in our headsets ;)
Oh, and...we got to land right down in the bottom!
Yes, and we had a lovely picnic by the river and explored the desert life.
This perfectly-shaped stone was just lying there amongst thousands of others. I couldn't help but wonder how many other tourists see it...
The sun sets much sooner in the depths of the canyon and it was soon time to...
...fly off into the sunset.
This was a perma-grin kind of adventure. Traveling by helicopter is so fun, and what a way to experience the Grand Canyon! I highly recommend the trip and the pilot if you're lucky enough to get him. :)
A fun side observation I've realized while writing this post...5 years prior we saw the Grand Canyon for the first time while honeymooning in Sedona. We also went for our first helicopter ride that week - that one to see the canyons around Sedona. I just went digging through the archives and...well, just look at these!
1 comment:
So awesome for you! Glad you got to make the trip! We want to go now!
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