Petrified Forest

Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest

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September 26th 2009
Last day before I start my LONG drive home. I went to the Grand Canyon this morning. What a place!!!! It is huge and overwhelming how large it is. The shapes that are present in the canyon were awesome and to find out that the canyon averages about 10 miles across is stunning. I spent several hours at the park and enjoyed seeing it. As I was leaving, I heard the call of a bull elk. It was p ... read more

North America » United States » Arizona » Grand Canyon National Park

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