Blogs from Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States, North America - page 4

Enfin on récupére internet alors je poste les photos d'il y a 3 jours. Nous avions visité le Grand canyon toute la matinée en prenant le bus de l'Hermit Rest Road. Pour tout visiter il faudrait facilement 2 jours complet.... read more

Så igår blev det en riktig cowboy party. Campingen vi bodde på va en cowboyranch och "party barn" var som en saloon med biljardbord å grejer. På campingen va två andra trek america grupper. Lite kul att se nya ansikten. Ingen svensk dock. I stort sett bara engelskmän och australiensare. Idag och imorn är det grand canyon som gäller. Va nyss och såg horse shoe bend. Riktigt mäktigt. Men i eftermiddag blir det helikoptertur. 50 minuter å ska flyga över en stor del av canyon:en. Om det nu är ett ord. :) Howdie!... read more

We got to Grand Canyon later in the evening, checked in the Lodge and took a walk to Canyon rim for our first sight of the Canyon at sunset. We took a bus ride to a couple of view points but where ever you look from it is so magnificent. I have seen the canyons in South America, often deeper than the Grand Canyon, but Grand Canyon was an owsome sight. Its huge breadth and the vivid rock formations offer an awesome sight that you have to see to appreciate. There were a lot of tourists around the place but one thing that was strange that we could not contact the outside world on the mobile. In the end we had to sit in the lobby of the hotel and use Wifi and Skype to let ... read more

Sorry for the lack of updates once again, there was no internet access where we stayed in the Grand Canyon (I guess they want people to enjoy the views). We travelled from Monument Valley to the Grand Canyon on Sunday which turned into a longer journey than expected as one of the roads we were planning to take was closed resulting in something of a detour. Unfortunately our sat nav insisted on taking us down the closed road and wouldn't recommend another route. Fortunately I had downloaded a mobile phone app before we left the UK that included all of the USA roads and so we were able to navigate ourselves. Phew... We stayed on the north rim of the Grand Canyon in a wooden lodge which was great. The north rim is separated by only ... read more

Grand Canyon Breakfast outside again, which is always lovely. I have discovered that a Smoothie is an excellent start to the day especially when accompanying scrambled eggs, crispy American bacon, hash brown and a splash of maple syrup. Definitely well worth getting up for and the strength of American coffee keeps me nicely cafeinated for several hours. Some fantastic scenery today, starting first of all with arid land full of cacti but quite soon changing to the red rocks so typical of Arizona landscapes. We stopped first of all, at Monteszma Castle which is a dwelling built out of rock way up a cliff face, dating from the 15th century. We didn’t stay outside to admire it for too long as the sun was beating down quite ferociously and despite slathering myself with suntan lotion every ... read more