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By Camryn Supalla

The Grand Canyon from the hiking trail.

The Grand Canyon was a beautiful sight to see. It was lush and green in some places and then like a desert in others. Looking at the Grand Canyon you would think it was a picture. Your mind was trying to trick you into thinking it was. In some places you can see the plate boundary like in this picture. Another thing I noticed right away was all the layers of rocks. there was so many I lost count when i tried to count them all.

When we arrived at the Grand Canyon we took a hike with our tour guide. Our tour guide gave us very valuable information throughout the whole hike. I learned so much in such a short period of time. Throughout the whole hike i got to take in the beautiful scenery, which i could never get over. During the hike we took many many pictures with our friends and we all had a great time.

1) The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide. 2) The Grand canyon is one of the 7 wonders of the world. 3) The oldest human found artifacts are nearly 12,00 years old. 4) Nearly 5 million people see the Grand Canyon every year. 5) The average depth of the Canyon is 1 mile.

I loved visiting the Grand Canyon it was something I have never seen before. Nothing can ever compare to the sight of the Grand Canyon.I loved everything about the whole trip and i wouldn't change anything about it!

The Glen Canyon Dam from the river

Next we visited the Glen Canyon and went river rafting in the Colorado river. The Glen Canyon Dam was HUGE! It was really amazing to see even though we only saw it for a few minutes! We then river rafted into the canyon, and the walls of the Glen Canyon looked like they were painted, it was so pretty! The river was freezing cold and a little bit green. You could sometimes see the bottom of the river and see all the algae and rocks.

When we went river rafting we stopped many times to learn more about the Glen Canyon. Our tour guide told us about the history of Glen Canyon and many other facts. We stopped at one point of the river and got to play in the river with all of our friends! But the river was FREEZING! At some points while we were on the boat we would go really fast and the people on the edge would get soaked! I learned so much on the river rafting trip!

1) Glen Canyon Dam is 710 feet high and 1,560 feet long 2) Many fishermen fish in Glen Canyon 3) Many different hiking trails are offered for hiking 4) Over 3 million people visit Glen Canyon every year. 5) Glen Canyon takes up 1.25 million acre of land!

I really enjoyed going river rafting and visiting Glen Canyon! This was a totally new experience for me and I would totally do this again if i had the chance to! I don't think i would change anything about the river rafting because it was so much fun! The only problem is that I got really hungry because I forgot to bring my snacks!

Wupatki National Monument

At Wupatki National Monument we experienced how people lived in Arizona hundreds of years ago. There were many rooms to this house and it was pretty much in the middle of nowhere overlooking the amazing landscape. Wupatki was not fully intact but it was pretty amazing to me that it could hold up for hundreds of years the way it did.

When we arrived at Wupatki Monument we walked around it looking at it in awe. we got to see the ball court, the blowhole, and the speaking room. The blowhole acted like air conditioner back hundreds of years ago, and the speaking room was for meetings. And lastly the ball court was for playing games in.

1) Wupatki has over 100 rooms. 2) about 85-100 people lived in Wupatki at one point. 3) Kids around our age build Wupatki by themselves! 4) Wupatki was abonded by 1225 5) Wupatki National Monument protects 56 square miles of desert.z

I enjoyed looking at the Monument. I have never seen anything cooler than that! I wouldnt change anything bout the trip to Wupatki National Monument!

Sunset Crater

The last stop on our grand Canyon Trip was to Sunset Crater. Sunset Crater was a volcano. it was covered by black ash, and surrounded by black rocks. Sadly we didn't get to hike to Sunset Crater, only look at it.

At Sunset Crater we got to look at it from a distance and take pictures while our teachers ans guides told us about it. We only got to spend about 5 minutes here sadly.

1) Sunset Crater is a cinder cone volcano. 2) The last eruption was around 900 years ago. 3) Over 200,000 people visit Sunset Crater every year! 4) Before the volcano erupted many farmers farmed along the fertile soil. 5) It is one of the youngest, least eroded volcano.

I loved visiting Sunset Crater, the only thing i disliked it that we only got to spend a few minutes looking at it because we were on a tight schedule.I would love to visit Sunset Crater again and actually hike up it!