GW and I are now in AZ for much of the winter. We took 3 days last week and went up to see the Grand Canyon and it was everything I'd heard....and much more.
We tried to get rooms at in Grand Canyon National Park, but the ones along the South Rim of the canyon were all booked. We stayed in a little town called Tusayan which is about 5 minutes south of the entrance to the park.
The hotel we stayed in was a Best Western and I had enough points with them for one free night. So, being the cheapskate that I am, I took the one free night and paid for the second. I love how that works.
So here are some photos. These were all taken the first day we went into the park, and were taken from the area around Grand Canyon Village.
Those of you who have been to the Canyon know what I mean when I say the photos don't do it justice. It seemed like every time I walked up to the rim of the canyon and looked at the view the only thing that came to mind was "WOW!" The colors were amazing but the thing that blew me away so much was just the size and scope of what we were seeing.
The Colorado River is what created the canyon and it's over 4,000' below the rim. At many places, the canyon is miles across, but it's really hard to judge distances by just standing there looking at it.
I have pics from the 2nd and 3rd days and I'll add those later.
Enjoy
Weary GFC
We tried to get rooms at in Grand Canyon National Park, but the ones along the South Rim of the canyon were all booked. We stayed in a little town called Tusayan which is about 5 minutes south of the entrance to the park.
The hotel we stayed in was a Best Western and I had enough points with them for one free night. So, being the cheapskate that I am, I took the one free night and paid for the second. I love how that works.
So here are some photos. These were all taken the first day we went into the park, and were taken from the area around Grand Canyon Village.
Those of you who have been to the Canyon know what I mean when I say the photos don't do it justice. It seemed like every time I walked up to the rim of the canyon and looked at the view the only thing that came to mind was "WOW!" The colors were amazing but the thing that blew me away so much was just the size and scope of what we were seeing.
The Colorado River is what created the canyon and it's over 4,000' below the rim. At many places, the canyon is miles across, but it's really hard to judge distances by just standing there looking at it.
I have pics from the 2nd and 3rd days and I'll add those later.
Enjoy
Weary GFC