Our second national park was the Grand Canyon. We got there close to sunset, so we set up our tent as soon as we got a campsite and then rushed to take showers. After two days at Joshua Tree, we really needed it! Since there were plenty of places to eat nearby, we decided to indulge and eat at a restaurant for dinner, though we didn't realize until we were inside that it was really a glorified cafeteria. It was dark and we were hungry, though, so cafeteria it was.
After a good, but VERY cold night's sleep, we ate a nice big breakfast, got a wee bit lost taking a short cut to the visitor's center (totally my fault), and took the shuttle bus to the end of the rim trail to see the canyon. Now the Grand Canyon is beautiful and all, but after a while, it gets a bit boring. We didn't have time or water carrying capacity to hike all the way into the canyon, and walking along the side gets a bit boring, despite the amazing views. But at other parks, you see different things with each turn in the trail, while here it was more of the same. Beautiful, but just not as exciting as the other places we visited. After a lot of walking, we headed back to the tent to grab some warmer clothes in time to make it back to a good spot for the sunset. The moonrise over the canyon ended up being a lot more spectacular.
The next morning, we hit the road towards Zion. The last photo above is taken from the car on the way there - no idea what they are but they looked pretty awesome.
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Posted by dahl at October 9, 2007 10:14 PM
Nice pix, Toot,
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