Blogs from Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, North America - page 18

Today is the day that I have been looking forward to for several weeks. Ever since we booked the Canyon River Adventure actually (and not just because it meant there was no danger of us deciding to hike to the bottom of the canyon and back up). As has become the norm, we were up with the sparrows and waiting patiently at the Grand Canyon airport. The Canyon River adventure is a whole day (6am to 6.30pm) trip which starts with a 45 minute scenic flight over the Canyon. Out of all the activities planned for the day, this is the one I was a bit nervous about - having visions of getting into a very small plane, hitting lots of turbulence and me involuntarily leaving my breakfast on the passenger beside me. Thankfully though, even ... read more

I am writing this blog update from probably the most bizzare location I will on the whole trip. I am lying on our bed in Room 215, Trade Winds Motel, Clinton, Oklahoma. Now you may think that there is nothing out of the ordinary about that, but take a read of this! From a website about quirky hotels and hotel rooms: "Some hotel rooms have a view. Others have mini-bars. Then there are those one of-kind rooms that actually have their own special history. Today it's possible to stay in the very places where something notable happened. True, in most cases it's something infamous, but nevertheless, pop culture and history aficionados still make the pilgrimages to these places so they can say, "I slept in the very room where (fill in the blank). The true Heartbreak ... read more

Geo: 36.0262, -112.136We checked in late in the afternoon and went and had dinner. After dinner, we went over towards Bright Angel Lodge for our first glimpse of the canyon. I led Stacy to the edge of the canyon where there was no fence. She looked up and just about freaked out. We hiked around for a little while, waiting for sunset to come so we could get some good photos. We saw a pair of Condors flying around the cliffs. They are huge, wingspans over 10 feet. The next morning, we got breakfast and headed out toward the west side of the park by bus to take in all of the sites there. We hiked around for a few hours, took the bus back, went back to our room for a quick nap, then showers ... read more

about the Grand Canyon (from San Diego on 23 May) I think I will just do some snaps on this - too long after the event to write. Very glad I did the plane fight out there, rather than bus - the bus is a 13 hr day to get there and back and hotel pickups at 6.30am or so! - the plane flight was a mere 11.15am pickup to leave from Boulder City airport at 12.30. Small plane with about 15 seats and large under wing windows - and being on my own got a solo side seat. Glad I did not have any breakfast as small planes do "swing" a little. Most of the flight over featureless landscape so when bits of canyon country hove into view it was a bit more interesting. The ... read more

Vejret har været et tilbagevendende samtaleemne på vores tur og vi har oplevet både forår og sommer, mens vi har været forskånet for de kolde årstider. Men ingen af os havde egentligt forventet, at når vi kom til USA i marts måned, at vi så skulle til at have ”vinter”. Vi må jo nok indrømme, at vi de sidste 9 måneder, er blevet ret forvente med dagstemperaturer over 20 grader og at den kolde vinter, vi hørte om hjemmefra, virkede meget langt væk. Men da vi et par dage inden vi havde planlagt at ankomme til Grand Canyon, tjekkede vejrudsigten og den fortalte os at vi havde sne og minusgrader i vente, blev vi noget usikre. Ingen af os havde decideret vintertøj - det nærmeste vi kom, var huer og vanter fra da vi besteg Mount ... read more