Blogs from Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, North America - page 12

NORTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON Thursday, May 17th 8:20 and 59 degrees. Starting mileage is 26178. North Rim Campground. Valerie and I had decided that since both of us had been the South Rim many times, and since neither of us had been to the North Rim, we would visit the North Rim on this trip. Boy, are we glad we did!! What a difference there is in the two sides. The south side approach is covered with desert vegetation whereas the north rim is about 1000 feet higher and covered in forest. A person could be walking in the forest and just come to the edge of the Canyon with no warning at all. The Park roads run right along the edge of the Canyon so you have great views. On the ... read more

We went to see the Circque de Soleil Love Show last night. It was FANTASTIC! Based on the Beatles songs, it was fast moving and dramatic with acrobatics, dance, skating and high wire sequences There was so much going on -on stage and above in the roof it was difficult to know where to look. We wished we could go back and watch it again tonight to check out any bits we missed. The costumes were part 60's and70's and part fantasy. I think the most amazing sequence was the high wire act to the song Lucy in the sky with diamonds when a girl dancer/acrobat swooped from a star spangled roof and danced/flew hanging from a bungy sort of rope. Truly amazing and totally indescribable. Bob kept knocking my arm and pointing, he was speechless. ... read more

We spent the night at the Maswik Lodge on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The sunset over the canyon was magnificent and so much different than I remember as a child. The lodge was very comfy and Jane really liked how Eco-friendly the whole Grand Canyon Village was. All of the lodges and restaurants were completely set up to reuse, recycle and reclaim everything from water to trash. Fresh Grand Canyon Spring water was available everywhere and it tasted wonderful. We had a very relaxed picnic lunch along the rim the next day. The weather was clear and the views across the canyon at midday were even more spectacular. It was amazing how many foreigners were at the overlooks, at times it seemed like we were the only English speakers there. We forget that ... read more

My very good friend Philip Wood once told me that while travelling you will have “wow” moments and he judged this by listening to people’s reactions as they entered a site. I trust Philip’s conclusion as he has also taught me to make some magnificent drinks – like a Negroni at the Winter Palace in Luxor. So with this in mind I think today may rate as a “wow day” although Philip may be less keen on my drink on hand as I write – a cheap can of Miller from the convenience store across the road. At present I am in a cabin situated in the woods that line the South Rim of the canyon. We have just returned from experiencing sunset over the canyon, which just reinforced the beauty of this natural wonder of ... read more

Maybe because I traveled too much to get to Grand Canyon. When I saw the view of Grand Canyon, I was dulled from all the changing sceneries from the trip that spectacular view of Grand Canyon diminished. However, it was still a natural wonders of the wonder. I was amused in my thought that this place was once under the vast ocean. If you look at the canyon's layer, you can still find remnants of the sea shells and creatures.... read more