My mother and i went out west for her birthday in 2001. I drove to Denver, she flew there. We then drove out to the Grand Canyon, stopping at various locations on the way. These are some photos from that trip.

You can click here to go through all the photos, or jump to a specific part of the trip via the following:

1. First Leg - driving to Denver, the SAC Museum
   
2. Denver Airport - designed by Fentress Bradburn, beautiful, very very beautiful.
   
3. On to Utah - various photos on the way to Utah and in Utah.
   
4. Classy Hotel Rooms - a numbered list of classy touches to look out for in cheap hotels.
   
5. The Grand Canyon - at last, we reach our destination.
   
6. Last Leg - the airport again, pics from the drive back.
   

Here are a few stats from the trip:

Time gone (in seconds)	662400
Miles travelled	4277
Speeding tickets	1
Photos taken	201
Photos taken for other tourists	2
Close calls while driving	2
Close calls while hiking/climbing	7
Blisters	3
Other injuries	15
Bugs killed on windshield	83980
People killed on windshield	0