Hello from one of the biggest cracks known to mankind! Aside from the usual joke that can be played over and over about this place, it is rather amazing to see what time and a little mix of water and rock can do! By far some of the oldest stuff we've seen so far, our stay was full of relaxing and taking in some serene mother nature. I've thrown another clip on for you to have that 'imagine you're here with us' moment. Since we know most of you would love to be but alas, not everyone can quit their job and take an adventure!
We've been here three days now. When I arranged the reservation for a campsite (highly recommended) I asked the guy Ryan to hook up a good spot. So he put us a good distance from the bathroom and close to the main thoroughfare road. Thanks bud! Next time I'll just look at the map myself ... although we did have a nice big 8 x 7 bull elk that roamed around the campsites.
I'll throw another video up later ... a little closer and better !
So aside from checking out nature, finally having some campfires to appease my inner Boy Scout, and walking around the big hole in the ground, the Grand Canyon is its own little self propelled village. The south rim is very populated, and has a fully operational grocery store. You don't have to leave the GC village area if you don't want to for anything! Kinda odd, but appropriate. Next time the north rim will be calling, along with a couple day hike through the canyon up onto the south rim.
As chance would have it, a team of photography teachers being sponsored by Canon were holding photography classes at the park. You just register for the class (three offered daily) and they give you a complete setup with some nice $$$$ *ss cameras. That was quite fun! Just meandering around taking high quality pics, then they setup a link to your photos online so you can download them in 7 or 8 days. I thought that was a great idea! They are a travelling group that are going from Yosemite to Grand Canyon to Teton NP to Yellowstone to Acadia. What a job! Dang!
So thats the canyon! Peaceful and serene (minus the roadway). Met some good people from Tennessee and some late arrivals next to us on the other side. They pulled in around midnight with some noisy kids and some frustrated parents. Ugh ...
Next stop : Mesa Verde ... where the ancient cliff dwellings are!
Miles travelled : idk ... about 2100 or so
unfortunately no Javelina's encountered ...
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