There have been many many great quotes pertaining to the wonder that is the Grand Canyon but I still think they fall short. The more we looked the more it gave and the Park Board have done a great job of maximising access for visitors without destroying its beauty.
We chose to do one of the less popular hiking trails down into the Canyon. We descended 600m in an hour and a half and did the return journey to the top in two and half hours. At just about every corner on the steep switch-back trail there was yet another incredible view quite different from the last one.
In the afternoon we drove along the South Rim to look at various view points along the way, then back to our motel to wash all the red dust out of our clothes - got to look presentable on "the Strip" tomorrow night. We go back via the Hoover Dam -" Yah!" says Paul, "a dam and a power house." 
it sound like you are having a great time
ReplyDeletehere are some facts on the grand canyon i found them on a website
The Grand Canyon is 18 miles wide. At average the Canyon is 5,000 ft deep. The Grand Canyon is 227 miles long. The Canyon takes up 1,218,376 acres of land. The Canyon is on a tilt the north rim is 1200 ft higher than the south rim. Trip to the bottom of canyon on foot or camel is a 2-day trip. At the deepest part of the canyon is 6,000 vertical feet. The Grand Canyon is NOT the biggest canyon in the world. Barranca de Cabre in Northern Mexico and Hell’s Canyon in Idaho are deeper. The Grand Canyon is known for the amazing size and beautiful landscape.