Whenever I explain to people why I am taking this trip, I often say “I want to see the Grand Canyon and all of the other beautiful places in the US.” Well, I can now say that I’ve seen the Grand Canyon, so MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!! And boy, was it worth seeing!
Because of the haphazard planning of this entire adventure, I was only able to get one night in a campground at the Grand Canyon. We arrived around 2 PM and went straight to the Visitors Center to get my Passport stamped. From there, it’s a short walk to Mather Point, so off we headed. These first photos are all from there.
First Photo – this was the first photo I took after being struck by the grandeur of it all.
Fred and me- Mather Point
From Mather Point
Fred @ Mather Point
Fred and the newest members of his fan club – Mather Point
Requisite selfie – Mather Point
From Mather Point
After Mather Point, we went over and checked in at our campground. The Elk welcomed us.
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Campground Greeter Elk
More Elk
After getting set up, we walked up to the South Rim. There’s a geologic trail with rocks from all of the ages… quite interesting. We did part of this and wandered around the rim trail at the Lodging Area. More photos and of course Fred made more friends.
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South Rim Views
South Rim Views
Fred in Portrait Mode – Accidental but I liked how it turned out
South Rim
South Rim – WE MADE IT!
We walked back to the campground through Market Plaza – nice to see that my employer has the Bank at Grand Canyon
Also, I inadvertently left a leash at Steve & Lisa’s so replaced it with this souvenir.
In the morning, we walked back to the South Rim and completed the geologic timeline going the other way.
Geologic Timeline Marker
There’s the bottom of the Canyon! With the footbridge.
Requisite park picture
Cool tree with the bark as it is
More water
Marker re: the footbridge
Official Marker re: the suspension bridge
We left the Grand Canyon through the East Entrance so stopped at Desert View. The views from this side of the canyon are completely different. And Fred had time to make more friends….
From Desert View
Desert View
Desert View – lots more river seen from this side
Desert View Watchtower
Air Accident Marker – I had never heard about this and the origin of the FAA.
More on the accident
Desert View
It would have been nice to spend a whole week in the Grand Canyon, and I can say the same for many of the other spots I’ll be heading to. Because of planning, and toting a 45 lb dog around with me, it didn’t/won’t work out that I get to do a lot of hiking or overnight raft tours. I’m OK with that – I’m at least thrilled to be getting to see a taste of what our country has to offer. There are no rule books that say I can’t come back and plan better next time!!
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