Grand Canyon Video!

We finally put this video together from our trip to the Grand Canyon, and the Mojave desert. This was a really special trip for us because we not only saw the Grand Canyon but we saw hundered year old Joshua Trees. We lived above the Joshua Tree bar in New York for 5 years and always talked about seeing them one day. And our dream came true!! We saw the most breathtaking wild stallions, enormous crows, and had a big showdown with a cowboy! We went on the Bighorn Hummer Tour from Vegas to Arizona in a hummer with our guide Scott! And it was the most magnificent tour ever! Highly recommend it! We wanted to share this amazing experience with you! The music is by our good friends Puddin' Tang! xo Beckerman girls

Rosie's Den and Hoover Dam

We travelled from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon, in a kick ass Hummer! We went with Big Horn Hummer Tours and Scott was our tour guide! It was an unnnnnnnnbelievable road trip that started at 6:15 AM with a quick pittstop for breakfast at the famous Rosie's Den on Route 66. Rosie's is known for their huge portions especially their flying saucer pancakes! They had cool things in their backyard like a John Wayne life size poster and an old train that they got from a vacated Vegas hotel. We then drove over to the Hoover Dam which supplies all the water to the South Western States and had breathtaking views of the Colorado River. It's a hydroelectric power generating station that provides irrigation water flow and is used for flood control. The dam was finished being built in 1936 and the architecture is truly phenomenal!xoBeckerman girls

Skywalkin' in the Grand Canyon

The gorgeous Grand Canyon Skywalk was 30 million dollars worth of hard work and brilliant engineering. We first had to put these slippers over our shoes so we didn't scratch the glass. We also were not allowed any cameras, purses or phones. (I guess so people don't throw things off of it!) It was freaky to walk out on the see-through glass panes and look down and see the canyons below! I have to admit we both held our breath when taking our first step on to the skywalk. The freakiest part were those little cracks between the glass with nothing in between them but canyon! OIE! We also had to continually remind ourselves that the Skywalk was built to withstand an excess of 71 million pounds! That’s the equivalent to 71 fully-loaded 747 airliners piled one on top of the other! So... it had to hold us!!! The Skywalk has their own photographers who go to great lengths to take fabulous photos! Our photographer who took our pictures kept trying to scare us by jumping backwards and sitting up on the railing to take our picture! Our first reaction was that he was going to break the glass or fall over backwards! At the Skywalk they have an inside joke there! They tell people to watch out for glass pane 39 because there is something wrong with it. We thought they were all joking around trying to spoof us and then when we got to glass pane 39 there was a board on it... Hahah! Geez! That sure got our adrenalins going! Each of the 46 panes form the walkway and they are constructed of 5-layers of glass bonded together and laminated. So there really was no way of falling though or breaking it. Each glass pane also weighs in at 1,200 lbs a piece! The most beautiful thing about Skywalk is that it is beautifully constructed and it lets people experience a crystal-clear view of the canyon below. It was soooooooo cool to be suspended 4,000 feet over the Grand Canyon!!! OMG! xoBeckerman girls

Samantha- Grand Canyon !!!!!!

Jacket- Vintage Army Red Cross Jacket (no label) from Vintage store in Kensington
Dress(under jacket)- Vintage sunflower dress (no label) from Value Village in Toronto
Belt- Vintage studded belt (no label) from Sherway Gardens Antique sale in Toronto
Pin- Handmade Matryoshka doll pin from One of a Kind Show in Toronto
Necklace- Handmade beaded fringe pouch made at the Hualapai Indian Reservation, and bought at the Grand Canyon
Sunglasses- Rayban Wayfarer glasses from the Laguardia Airport Sunglass Hut
Leggings- American Apparel black leggings from American Apparel store in NYC
Bag- Valentino bag from Godmum
Shoes- Vintage leopard Doc Martens from Chelsea Flea Market in NYC

The Look: Grand Canyon !!!!!!

Fun Fact: On our way to the Grand Canyon, we stopped at a famous diner/truck stop called Rosie's Den for breakfast. It's on the well known Route 66. They have a pancakes the size of flying saucers and if you are able to the whole thing, then it's free! The Grand Canyon was truly spectacular and I loved watching the birds soar through the sky... I put a little stone from the Grand Canyon in the pouch that I'm wearing around my neck so that it will always remind me of this day!xo

Caillianne- Grand Canyon !!!!!!

Dress- Vintage Leopard Dress from Tribal Rhythm Store in Toronto
Belt- Brown leather Ralph Lauren Belt from Ralph Lauren store in Hampton's, NYC
Hat- Burgundy fuzzy hat from Urban Outfitters in L.A
Jacket- Blue DKNY soft felted wool jacket (borrowed from Mom) got it in '95 from Holt Renfrew in Toronto
Cardigan- Vintage yellow and khaki floral cardigan (worn underneath) from Value Village in Toronto
Necklace- Hand made beaded fringe necklace made at the Hualapai Indian Reservation, and bought at the Grand Canyon
Sunglasses- Vintage lace print cat- eyed Rochas from Ebay
Scarf- Blue Leopard BCBG scarf (Borrowed from Samantha) from BCBG store in Toronto
Stockings- Knee high black stockings from Urban Outfitters in L.A
Boots- Vintage Cowboy Boots from Urban Outfitters store in L.A
Bag- D&G Straw Bag bought from D&G Store in L.A

The Look: Grand Canyon!!!!!

Fun Fact: We had the most magnificent day ever at the Grand Canyon! Words can not express how beautiful and vast it is! The ledge behind me is a cliff and if you fall off of it you are basically DUNZO! I couldn't believe how some people were standing so close to the edge! OMG! Hahaha! We also did the Skywalk which was an unbelievable experience. You walk on glass floors and overlook the canyons and you feel like you are having this magical religious experience with nature! The Big white bracelet on my wrist says " I DID IT" and its from the Skywalk! I couldn't take it off all day because I was sooo happy I did it!