Grand Indeed

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The Grand Canyone was of course "Grand". It was Cem's first time seeing it and my second, so I was prepared for the impact. But it was still special, especially seeing it through Cem's eyes. But unless you stay and hike to the bottom, I don't think you can truly grasp its vast amazingness. Its fun to imagine the first Europeans (Spanish Conquistadors) seeing it. The local indigenous people led them there and they promptly attempted and failed to reach the bottom. Cem and I made do stopping at all the points along the drive. Cem, in my view, has a death wish. He kept wanting to crawl on the rocky outcroppings to get a better look. If you've never seen the Canyon, these rocks hang over a sheer drop down to the floor. I can't do it. I have a fairly strong fear of heights and suffer terrible vertigo. I couldn't even watch him do it, I had to look away. Typical guy. I just know if he was there with his guy friends they would all be doing it, risking life and limb because they think its fun and cool. We thought going in the off-season, would mean less crowds. Wrong. There were hordes of tourists and we were forced to share our moments of breathless wonder with gangs of screaming children. My advice to others if you're just going to drive through and spend a couple of hours: pack a lunch, find one of the less visited overlooks, hike a short distance one of the paths that line the perimeter to a quiet spot, and enjoy. On to Las Vegas.

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Comments

[Adam]

Hey remember when
Hey Suzanne this reminds me of our visit to the Grand Canyon - it is awesome. I hope they dam up the colorado and fill it in like Lake Powell.

[Suzanne442]

Like the corners of my mind
Totally brought back memories, it was so cool I wanted Cem to see it too. He says everyone should take this trip.