At the bottom of the Grand Canyon on our rest day we did a short hike. Rouel, Cindy, Elaine, Sandra, Vickie, and Jenna.

Everyone should make it a point to .... , actually everyone should plan great adventures to visit National Parks in the USA. There are 58 of them, I have been to 16 of them throughout the years, but since retirement, 3 years ago, have only been to 9 of them. This link should wet your appetite for the National Park System of the USA, click here.

In 3 days am off again, Bigfoot and I are heading north to Vancouver Canada, why?, 2 weeks from today doing a 7 day cruise to Alaska ports with college friend Nancy. Then we are doing a 5 day land tour by train to Fairbanks AK. This by it self of course is a great adventure; however, we are passing thru another National Park, Denali, of course in Alaska, and that is also a great adventure. The cruise to Alaska was organized by my high school class, it will be good to see those that will sail. But a most excellent happening is that my brother Johannes and sister Dorothy will also be in the cruise. Will have some fun.

And while RV’ing in the Washington state area, will hangout for a few weeks, and should should visit 2 more National Parks, Mount Rainier NP and North Cascade NP. And while at it should also visit Olympic NP . And since will have to pass thru Oregon, there is Crater Lake NP. I will plan for a week at each of this national parks before return to the bay area. Am going to be a busy boy, but what fun, I know, life is hard but someone has to do it.

A few more parting photos of the Great Grand Canyon Adventure. Cindy at the North Rim. 

Elaine petting mules at the Phantom Ranch. 

Elaine, Cindy, Sandra, Vickie, and Jenna taking the photo somewhere in the Grand Canyon.

And here we are hiking down into the canyon before the girls pulled away from me and left me in their dust.

Link to more photos at the Grand Canyon. Have added more photos since last blog click here.