There is no song about the Grand Canyon
I mean, I’m sure there is, but um, it’s probably some country number, and certainly nothing I’d be willing to admit to knowing.
Today, day 1 in the Grand Canyon, and I must say, we were all blown away by the sheer scale and majesty (Grandness) of this gigantic hole in the ground. Rising in the morning before the sun, we all went to the rim (luckily, only a short walk from our motel rooms) to watch the day break over one of the seven natural wonders of the world (Who decides that sorta thing, anyway?)
Anyway, it’s kinda impossible to describe the Grand Canyon (and I don’t really have time to try, the whole sitting in a dark van in a hotel parking lot thing again), so I’ll just give y’all a bunch of pictures (which also don’t really convey the scale of this thing either, but we took over 150 pictures today, so a figure a couple of them will be good). A couple of things first though. First of all, it was damn cold today. Minimum last night was 11 degrees Fahrenheit (that’s -11 celsius for those of y’all whose brains have been addled by the summer heat) and I reckon it didn’t get above freezing all day. Certainly, when we walked a short way down into the canyon, the frozen stream didn’t seem to suggest tropical temperatures. Also, we saw a whole bunch of wildlife today, including close up deer and ELK! Anyway, on with the spectacular canyon vistas!
oooh!
Ahh!
other appreciative sounding noises!
and so forth!
Today, day 1 in the Grand Canyon, and I must say, we were all blown away by the sheer scale and majesty (Grandness) of this gigantic hole in the ground. Rising in the morning before the sun, we all went to the rim (luckily, only a short walk from our motel rooms) to watch the day break over one of the seven natural wonders of the world (Who decides that sorta thing, anyway?)
Anyway, it’s kinda impossible to describe the Grand Canyon (and I don’t really have time to try, the whole sitting in a dark van in a hotel parking lot thing again), so I’ll just give y’all a bunch of pictures (which also don’t really convey the scale of this thing either, but we took over 150 pictures today, so a figure a couple of them will be good). A couple of things first though. First of all, it was damn cold today. Minimum last night was 11 degrees Fahrenheit (that’s -11 celsius for those of y’all whose brains have been addled by the summer heat) and I reckon it didn’t get above freezing all day. Certainly, when we walked a short way down into the canyon, the frozen stream didn’t seem to suggest tropical temperatures. Also, we saw a whole bunch of wildlife today, including close up deer and ELK! Anyway, on with the spectacular canyon vistas!
oooh!
Ahh!
other appreciative sounding noises!
and so forth!
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