This has been what we've been waiting for!!!


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Published: July 11th 2008
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Here we go again, another of the "must do's" while we are in the states. (We are hoping that having visited many National Parks, that it hadn't spoiled us for the big one.) Our next stop is the "Grand Canyon"... Must say we weren't disappointed. It was everything we expected and some. First we did the North Rim..... The views were stupendous. Skim had a few problems with vertigo, but she... Read Full Entry



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Desert View...Desert View...
Desert View...

On the south rim..
From the Watchtower...From the Watchtower...
From the Watchtower...

On the first floor...
Navajo Point...Navajo Point...
Navajo Point...

A 7,450ft lookout on the east rim drive.
Lipan Point...Lipan Point...
Lipan Point...

With views of the Unkar Creek area in the inner Canyon and the Palisades of the Desert.
Moran Point..Moran Point..
Moran Point..

Thomas Moran came here for the first time in 1873 and helped popularize the canyon.
Grandview Point..Grandview Point..
Grandview Point..

At 7,406 feet, Grandview Point is one of the highest lookouts along the south rim.
Yaki point...Yaki point...
Yaki point...

It is the tailhead for the Kaibab Trail.
Mather Point....Mather Point....
Mather Point....

And it's a long, long way down....
Wonderful..Wonderful..
Wonderful..

Memories of a canyon that is 18 miles wide in places and 1 mile deep, will last forever...



11th July 2008

wow amazing!!!
11th July 2008

I'm Just Highlighting what Tracie said Wow!!!!!!! It looks fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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