WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday we went to "The Grand Canyon" and today I am still overwhelmed. We went into the park at the east gate and proceeded to Desert View Point. After parking we walked over to the point and looked out over the Canyon. From that point in time till the sun went down we were in a constant state of amazement. I am having problems explaining our state of mind. The shear size and scope of "The Grand Canyon" is beyond explanation, it is just one of those thing you must see to believe. June suffers from a certain lack of depth perception so at first it looked unreal, like a huge painted backdrop from a movie. I was adsorbed with thoughts of holy mackerel and how did they do this then? The next problem that I had was How do you capture The Grand Canyon on film so others can SEE It? The answer is you can't. I have taken countless photos of flower and fauna, planes, trains and automobiles, people, insects etc. etc. etc. and they were easy. So here are the best we could do. I hope that you get some sense of the size and great beauty of this place, but try to find time in your life to spend a day or two here to really appreciate it.

Junkel at the eastern rim

Eastern Rim...notice the tree in the split rock

 From the east gate you drive 23 miles, yup with the canyon on your right, to Grand Canyon Village. The Village is like a junior Whistler Village. There are 4 lookouts along the route and we stopped in the all.

From Moran Point looking north....notice the Colorado River.

Grandview Point

Yaki Point looking west

Yavapai Point looking west

When you get to the Village there are three different free bus routes that service the area. There are many places that you cannot drive to so you must use the shuttles. We only had time to take the red shuttle out to Hermits Rest. Hermits rest is the most western point that you can "drive" to. Along the way we saw 12 Elk including these ones.

Note the one antler forward and one back........where did the rest go?

I guess when your hungry you eat even if you are on the side of the road!

At Hermits rest looking north east 

It was a 1.1 mile walk from Hermits Rest to Pima Point, so we walked it. I know we are not in the best physical shape but walking just over a mile at over 7000 feet above sea level is noticeable. We arrived at Pima Point just as the sun was about to set. The shuttle buses run every 15 minutes until an hour after sunset then its every 30 minutes. We stayed at took photos as long as we could.

Looking north as the sun set

Like a big chair facing the setting sun.

Watching the sun go down.

There was very little cloud for that great sunset shot, but we stayed and held hands and just enjoyed the end of one of the most "moving" days of our journey to date.

Thank-you.................................Junkel