The Grand Canyon in Winter

For the last 2 weeks we've been following the temperatures in the grand canyon and trying to plan a visit strategy that will allow us to see this wonder. With -10C at night it was impossible for us to sleep in any place near the canyon. So the plan was to sleep in Sedona, a quaint little town 2-3 hours south of the canyon, wake up early in the morning and spend the day in the canyon. The plan worked perfectly well! Yesterday we arrived to Sedona in the afternoon. As the sun went down the mountains and sculptured rocks around the town turned even more red than usual.

Early in the morning we started heading up to the canyon, with the kids still in bed. As we went up in elevation, we saw more and more snow until it was all covered in white. For us, Israelis, it's always a special sight. This is where we stopped for breakfast after the kids woke up.
As we entered the Grand Canyon National Park the sun came out and we saw this lovely mule dear.
It was beautiful to see the canyon with the contrast between the dry, arid desert and the fresh snow all over.
The dramatic views and huge proportions of the canyon make it a spectacular place. We walked along the south rim on a paved trail that was covered with ice so we had to watch our step all the time.

Carved buttes and the geological layers with the Colorado river running at the bottom of the canyon. Of course in real life it's much much more impressive

The grand canyon is more about view than wildlife and yet we saw some bluebirds and a woodpecker.
We first planned to see the skywalk too, but apparently it's far away from the south rim, partly on dirt road that's not suitable for rv's. It's owned by an indian tribe that lives there and they charge 80$ per person, they limit the visit to 15 minutes and they don't allow photography. We'll leave something for next time(-: We went to the i-max theater to watch a movie about the canyon instead...