GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, ARIZONA

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Monday morning we hit the road quite early because we had a long drive ahead and storms were forecast for later in the day. The road from Moab to Flagstaff (522Km or 324 miles) went through dry desert land and several Native Indian Reservations. We arrived at our camp site in Flagstaff and got all set up in dry weather and before dark. Tuesday morning the storms hit this area. Lots of thunder and lightning and heavy rain. Apparently almost 2 inches of rain fell that day. We were so thankful to be in our cozy, warm RV and have a day to rest up a bit.

Wednesday was the day we had scheduled for the Grand Canyon and it was a PERFECT DAY to view the canyon lands and take lots of pictures. From Flagstaff we traveled up Hwy 89 north to Hwy 64 east entering the park through the East entrance and on to Desert View Visitor Center. Visitors are overwhelmed by the size of the canyon as well as the unique combination of color, erosion forms and variety of plants. Deep at the base of the canyon runs the Colorado River.

Rather than try to describe in words the views along the south rim of the canyon I will let the pictures tell the story.

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Photos

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East entrance to the park

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Approach to the Watch Tower

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Watch Tower. The tower was designed to resemble an Ancient Pueblo Peoples watchtower.

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Red rock formations

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Beautiful clouds add to the picture

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Layers revealed by erosion

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White rock pillars

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White cliffs

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The Amphitheater

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Geological layers in the cliff face

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Visitors at the West entrance look small against the canyon

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Storm on the far side of the canyon

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Interesting rock formation

Comments

[Moira]

Beautiful pictures!
I love the desert. Great pictures. Glad you are enjoying yourselves.