Grand Canyon/Sedona/Montezuma's Castle/My parents rock

The Grand Canyon is just as breathtaking and amazing every single time.

Sunset at the canyon

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Montezuma's Castle..a cliff dwelling.

Sedona...we didn't see very much of it because we decided (semi-spontaneously) to keep driving and go to the Grand Canyon. My parents came to visit about two weeks ago and we had a wonderful time!I got to give them a tour of my lab and explain what I'm working on. Over the weekend, we drove to Jerome, a ghost town with an interesting history, then headed up to Sedona. Once we got to Sedona, we decided that it would be worth it to continue driving to the Grand Canyon because we were so close anyway. That was a fantastic decision to make because it was absolutely amazing, like always. I think that even if I saw the Grand Canyon every single day, it would never cease to blow my mind.
We drove back to Jerome to spend the night, then went to Montezuma's Castle, a cliff dwelling the next morning. It was pretty neat. On our way back to Tucson, we stopped in Phoenix and had fun getting together with friends we hadn't seen in a long time. It was a really fantastic weekend and I was sad when it was time for my parents to leave.