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

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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 soldiered on.

However we were surprised that parents, let their children just run around at the edge of the cliffs.

How dangerous is that?
The sheer drops are pretty scary!!!

We then continued along the "Vermilion Cliffs" highway to the "Cliff Dwellers Motel", where we spent the night.
Come morning we found ourselves unable to exit the room due to the lock breaking!!!

(It took about an hour to attract attention to our plight.)

Finally released, we headed off to the "South Rim" of the Grand Canyon....

Again the views were awesome.......

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Photos

Grand Canyon..
One of earth's most powerful and inspiring landscapes...

Bright Angel Canyon...
At the north rim...

Bright Angel Point...
The trouble I had with Skim just trying to get these shots...

Bright Angel Point...
The fear of heights had kicked in big time...

Bright Angel Point...
Mind you it was a long drop over the side and very few hand rails, to hang on to...

Skim finds a friend.
Chipmonks everywhere. It's a shame they are camera shy!

Point Imperial..
The views are teriffic...

Point Imperial..
See, Skim is ok when there is a hand rail to hang on to..

Vermilon Cliffs Highway
From the House Rock Valley overlook...

Vermilon Cliffs Highway
We are traveling along the only paved road across 2.8 million acres of public land....

Cliff Dwellers...
Our overnight stop...

Historic Navajo Bridge...
When this bridge opened in 1929 it was the first direct highway route between Arizona & Utah...

New and the old...
New on the right...

Colorado River..
Look's quite placid and peaceful here..

Just traveled through the desert,
And what do we find? Gift shops, hanging over the side of a cliff!! And why are they hanging? Because they are not allowed in front of the safety barriers!!!!

The Watchtower...
Opened in 1933 to provide the widest possible view of the Grand Canyon...

Comments

[tracie]

wow amazing!!!

[Pensioners on Tour]

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