Today we went to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.  On the way we stopped in Barstow for lunch.  This is apparently on the historic Route 66 and very touristy.

On our drive we noticed that all of the sudden the ground was black.  A quick glance at the map and found out that it was Pisgah Volcano and some lava tubes.

We were going to stop for the night and see the Canyon in the morning but we decided to go to the Canyon before stopping for the night.  It was a good decision.  We were able to see the sun set while we were there and the weather was gorgeous.  On our way in, we saw lots of elk on the side of the road, YAY!  We didn’t stop to photograph them because we had limited time before the sun set and we weren’t exactly sure where we were going.  Here are a few pictures from our Canyon sunset.