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May 01, 1998
Grand Canyon
Wrtitten by Sam.
The Grand Canyon was fantastic - I went there as a child, and was very worried that I would be disappointed by what I saw. But this was definitely not the case. It is incredible, beautiful and enormous. It is beyond comprehension (OK I'll stop now!) Go there - it's groovy, just book your accomodation well in advance, it's not cheap to stay in the park.
We arrived at the Canyon at sunset, it was glorious deep red and blue. We were so keen, we rose at dawn to see the sunrise (5:15 am). This was the best time to see the canyon - devoid of the hourdes. The air was fresh and crisp and the canyon was silent. Awesome!
This is the Eastern end of the Canyon, looking down on the Colorado as it emerges from the painted desert.
We followed the Kaibab trail down into the Canyon for about 1 1/2 miles, droppping over 1000 feet (1/5 of the Canyon's depth) Just as we started to descend, a mule train came up the path
This is the view from the trail - the trail was steep and dusty, the heat made it very hard work (especially the return journey)
This is me at the point we turned around. The start of the trail is above where I'm pointing
Wrtitten by Sam.
Posted by John at May 1, 1998 12:00 PM