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= We both had a lot of fun at one of the Seven Wonders of the World… THE GRAND CANYON! We saw a lot of great sites and spots. Perfect to snap an amazing picture. The first place we stopped was the south rim of the Grand Canyon, in the Grand Canyon National Park. We hiked the Kaibab Trail for about 1 ½ of a mile, about ¾ going down into the canyon and ¾ going up to get out of the canyon. Our guide showed us and told us some amazing things like how the Grand Canyon was once under water. They know this because there are fossilized sea sponges and shells on the walls of the Grand Canyon. Also the layer we were hiking on was the Kaibab limestone, which is made of ocean sediments. We also learned that the Grand Canyon is about 1 mile deep and 277 river miles wide. Many plants live in the Grand Canyon like juniper trees. There are more than 1,500 known species of vascular plants, 167 species of fungi, 64 species of moss and 195 species of lichen (they drink rain water and pee acid) found in Grand Canyon National Park. This is a picture of a mule. Its a cross between a horse and a donkey. Mules cannot reproduce. This is a picture of a diaper tree. Back in the day, mothers would use the bark on the tree to wrap there baby as a baby carrier. Since they did not wear clothing, it was so thick it would soak up the babies pee, so thats how it got its name. this picture was on our hike to the kayibot trail. This is a picture of the colorado river that we traveled on. John wesely powell traveled on this river as well on his expodition. Him and nine other men did. the colorado rivHe was the first to jump in.we were rafting in er and saw the 1800 feet wall of the grand canyon. the second place we stopped is river rafting at the colorado river. this was an 2 hour ride and we learned alot of things. we had a chance to see the biggest bird in the grand canyon...the condor. it was flying over head for about 20 minutes and it looked huge. we also got to see the hyrpglifics when we stopped on the beach. people made these and they drew animals that they prob. hunted early in life. This is a picture of limestone. Limestone is on the walls of the grandcanyon since it was once under the ocean. Its made up of the skeloton of dead sea animals. many people belive that the grand canyon was under water and now has oceanitic fossils in the lime stone. at is also lucky when you kiss lime stone. ♥ Here is a house that we visited that is more than 800 years old. It was very interesting to see. we visited Wupatki national monument and the anasazi trible built this and most of the structers are still standing and are in perfect condiction. theses indians has good architec minds making this last for over 800 years. the last place we stopped was sunset crater. this crater is that its not a crater, it is a volcano. the last time it erupted was in 1064 A.D. it exploted ans you could see the ash from 2000 miles away. because the basalt rock is all over this place, hardly any trees or plants grow because it is just too hard and doesnt get ennough fertilizer. (:=