Blogs from Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, North America - page 10

I hiked the Grand Canyon! "I MADE IT TO THE BOTTOM AND ALL THE WAY BACK UP!" I have to say it out loud in order to believe it! I did it and it's surreal. I was going to give myself a blogging break this summer because I felt I was only going to Arizona. Yea it's my 25th visited state, but I didn't think it was as worthy as a foreign country. Boy... was I wrong! I think sometimes Americans take for granted the magnificence of their own backyard. I know I did! Hiking the Grand Canyon is definitely up there with Antigua, Guatemala; bar hopping in Victoria; horseback riding to Tipon; the Salvadorian zip line; and the Manuel Antonio Rainforest. Therefore, worthy of a blog entry. Ha...I hiked the Grand Canyon! Can you say ... read more

Geo: 36.1223, -113.991Sto opp klokka 0530 ! "gjeeesp" ! - (NB til orientering ligger vi 9 timer etter Norge). Vi skulle på heldagstur til Grand Canyon og ble henta kl 0600. Når vi gikk gjennom hotell-lobbyen - kasinoet litt før kl 0600 - satt det jammen meg mange folk ved spillemaskinene... Antagelig har de sittet der hele natten... Get a life !! Bussturen gikk veldig greit gjennom mektige fjell-landskaper. Vi var innom Hoover Dam, en av verdens største demninger. Imponerende byggverk. Vi kjørte gjennom en øde småby midt i ørkenen som heter Dolan Springs. Der hadde de en restaurant med "good food", blant alt annet som hører en småby til. Her var det mange boligeiendommer til salgs. Frister ikke, men gøy å ha sett den ... read more

Part III! Right now I'm in Montreal, working my way through the photos from my camping trip. These are all taken in Arizona/Utah. Enjoy! - Streets.... read more

Where do you start on describing something that is essentially a big hole where millions of people have been and thousands of people have blogged about? After our first night staying in Flagstaff it was time to hit the road for the 90 minute drive to the South rim of the Grand Canyon. The drive towards the Canyon made us feel like we were already seeing so much from forests to farmland and then into the National Park area. Before entering we stopped at the village to pick up an annual parks pass, hoping this will be a money saver as we wind our way East across the country zigzagging through as many National Parks as possible. We then took in an IMAX movie on secrets of the Grand Canyon, this could have been missed but ... read more

Of course we woke up at 5.30am local time, 6.30am Mountain time and couldn’t get back to sleep. It was pouring and it was cold. I couldn’t believe it. My big chance to take award winning photos in both Bryce and Grand Canyons thwarted by overcast and raining weather! After breakfast and a shower we headed to the reception/giftshop/restaurant to get a coffee and I asked an assistant in there wether this was unusual weather for this time of year. She said not really as it’s monsoon season. Who would’ve thought that one side of the canyon could be so different to the other in the space of a few miles! Anyway after sipping coffee and enjoying the gorgeous lobby decorated with leather chairs and stuffed wildlife heads on the wood walls and native American art, ... read more