I guess so...
I mean, it’s pretty… big.... and stuff.
Day 2 at the grand canyon, and, after a trip to the caravan park to do some laundry (now here’s a sign and a half), we went to take in some more spectacular views of the huge rocks a long way away (Didn’t I say the canyon was impossible to describe?). After flirting with death for an impressive photo opportunity, we travelled East along the south rim, past ancient Indian ruins and out to the Desert View tower, an historic viewing tower built in the 1930’s for tourists coming to the park. This was a whole new view of the canyon, including the freaking weird Mount Cedar. On the way back, we took a short walk down from the rim via the South Kaibab trail to the appropriately named ‘ooh ahh point’, truly a spectacular view, and well worth the rather steep climb on the way back. A highlight of the walk up was a close up view of a squirrel, which for some reason didn’t seem to be at all afraid of us at all. Driving back with a few stops for family photos, we packed up our stuff ready for an early start tomorrow. Vegas, here I come!
Editor's note: (That's me, for those of you who didn't get the subtle joke) The past 3 days don't have pictures yet, I know. it turns out that wireless in Vegas = not much better than wireless in the grand canyon. I've found a spot to publish these blogs, but right now I don't have the time to do the whole photo thing. I'll see what I can do in the next few days. Also, as Las Vegas is a night town (in fact, it's pretty ugly in the harsh light of the day), I'll be updating the previous day the morning after for the next few days.
Day 2 at the grand canyon, and, after a trip to the caravan park to do some laundry (now here’s a sign and a half), we went to take in some more spectacular views of the huge rocks a long way away (Didn’t I say the canyon was impossible to describe?). After flirting with death for an impressive photo opportunity, we travelled East along the south rim, past ancient Indian ruins and out to the Desert View tower, an historic viewing tower built in the 1930’s for tourists coming to the park. This was a whole new view of the canyon, including the freaking weird Mount Cedar. On the way back, we took a short walk down from the rim via the South Kaibab trail to the appropriately named ‘ooh ahh point’, truly a spectacular view, and well worth the rather steep climb on the way back. A highlight of the walk up was a close up view of a squirrel, which for some reason didn’t seem to be at all afraid of us at all. Driving back with a few stops for family photos, we packed up our stuff ready for an early start tomorrow. Vegas, here I come!
Editor's note: (That's me, for those of you who didn't get the subtle joke) The past 3 days don't have pictures yet, I know. it turns out that wireless in Vegas = not much better than wireless in the grand canyon. I've found a spot to publish these blogs, but right now I don't have the time to do the whole photo thing. I'll see what I can do in the next few days. Also, as Las Vegas is a night town (in fact, it's pretty ugly in the harsh light of the day), I'll be updating the previous day the morning after for the next few days.
posted by Jono Russell at 12:51 pm
1 Comments:
The Grand Cannon looks absolutely amazing! Especially that sunrise, that was fantastic just looking at the photo. Keep enjoying yourself, and dont get into too much trouble in Las Vegas. And possibly make friends with some of the crime lords, I'm sure the contacts will be useful later :).
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