Blogs from Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States, North America - page 2

Today was our first rest day. We packed up and headed off before anyone turned up at the office so accommodation last night was free. Our destination today was the Grand Canyon. We had to drive about 200kms to get there but was it worth it!It's hard to put into words the scale of what you are looking at. It even takes you eyes time to adjust to the images you are seeing. From south rim to north rim of the canyon is 10 miles and it's a mile deep. And all of this was created by the Colorado River. The visitor centres were great and provided heaps of information on how the canyon was formed. For instance snow melt that would fall into cracks during the day and then refreeze overnight would help slit the ... read more

Som vi så på vejsudsigten i går blev det en regnvejsdag i dag. Det har regnet mere eller mindre hele dagen indtil vi kom frem til Jacob Lake Inn, 40 miles nord for Northern Rim af Grand Canyon lidt over kl. 15. Vi har vist alle sovet godt i nat, Karen og Kurt i en seng så stor de kunne blive væk for hinanden og jeg lå i en fortrinlig dobbelt udtræksseng i vores lille stue. Jeg synes jeg registrerede engang i nat at det regnede og ganske rigtig, da vi stod op lidt over seks, hang skyerne lavt og det regnede en smule. Morgenmad ved sofabordet, pakning af bil – denne gang lavede vi det sådan at bagsædepassageren sad i venstre side, da vi nu skulle østpå og dermed havde udsigten på venstre side. Op ... read more

Connie's Darlings By all accounts Connie Darling was a character out of a Carlos Castaneda book—warrior, shaman, maybe part con man. He "downloaded" Six Animal Kung Fu from ancient masters encountered in his dreams, then passed this knowledge on to his group of young disciples, including my sifu, Steven. Connie died five years ago, leaving his followers scattered and leaderless. The annual Grand Canyon trip was a regular feature of Connie's teaching. This year Sifu Steven decided to revive the tradition and reconvene the tribe. There were 16 of us— five post-Connie students, and the rest veteran members of the Darling Tribe. We met at 4 AM at the top of Havasu Canyon, a branch of the Grand Canyon that has been occupied by the Havasupai people for the last 800 years. We loaded our supplies ... read more

We used Las Vegas as our base for a trip to the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. It is possible to visit both these places independently by car but it's easier by coach, so an organised trip it was for us – plus, knowing that, we’d already given the car back! There’s plenty of choice in terms of which part of the Canyon to visit but Steve fancied the Skywalk (me, not so much but maybe my brave gene would kick in when we got there) so the West Rim it was for us, via the Hoover Dam. It was also much closer than the South Rim and we didn’t fancy the 18 hour day trip that the woman from Redcar had endured going to the South Rim, often driving in the dark along the ... read more

I love watching sunset. I stand there at the right place @ Grand Canyon - When the Sun appears progressively lower and lower on the horizon, I could feel how prettier and prettier it is. I was marvel at the scenic sight how the sun remains the same size and it dropping at a constant rate. I am from Physics background, for sometime became a scientist and enjoyed the concept behind it. The feelings stayed in heart and will remain forever. The day was perfect to enjoy. Day 1: The journey started on Friday afternoon from Albuquerque, NM. Found an interesting city on the way Gallup, it rains most of the time there. It was raining so heavily, I can hardly see the road. If you are traveling, thats expected. I was instructed by my friend ... read more