January 15, 2011 - Daaaaam

Two of the things on Tom's 101 list are a helicopter ride and seeing the Grand Canyon. We took care of both with a helicopter ride INTO the canyon, which was then followed by a bonus three hour raft trip down the Colorado river (starting here at the base of the Hoover Dam).

It was a neat adventure and it actually reminded me a lot of our trip to Alaska. That might sound strange considering how close we were to Vegas, but the spectacular scenery and the natural beauty of everything was awesome to experience.