There are buses available to take visitors along the south rim of the canyon but we decided to rent bikes as the hills were "gentle inclines". We soon found that was a slight exaggeration in the literature. In addition, the altitude of around 7000 feet and thin air made the hills very difficult and the growing heat (it reached around 95 today) didn't help. As I type this, I was just listening to the weather forecast at 10.20pm and it's still 75 degrees here and 100 degrees somewhere else in the state!
However, it was worth all of the pain. There are no words that can really describe seeing the Grand Canyon and saying that it's big doesn't come close to the awe of seeing it. We spent a good few hours just looking and using such description sentences as "wow". You can just about see the Colorado river a mile below and the rapids. One strange thing we saw were the Rooks that were climbing high in the sky and then closing their wings and diving into the canyon. Base jumping for birds!
Tonight we had a steak meal and I stroked a real wolf that is a pet of a guy who walks up and down Main Street in Williams. We drove up the mountain for a few minutes to see the stars in all their glory without any light interruption where we saw a group of Elks and a Skunk.
Tomorrow we start the final driving leg of 220 miles to the Hoover Dam and then Las Vegas!
The Hoover Dam is a real joy, an epic structure indeed.
ReplyDeleteThe Grand Canyon looks so impressive on film or on photos - it must be just mind-blowing to see it in person. I wouldn't know if my heart could stand it! Btw So sad and infuriating to hear that thousands of American kids are being taught categorically that it was formed by Noah's flood less than 6 thousand years ago. Oh, weep!
ReplyDeleteyou stroked a wolf!? That's awesome!
ReplyDeletei've been to the Grand Canyon once and yes, it's absolutely majestic! It's so beautiful that it looks almost like it's fake!! Gorgeous!