Well, yes, I joke about it being a Big Hole in the Ground, but the reality is , when you first actually see it, then it just takes your breath away. The sheer size, depth and enormity of The Canyon is very hard to get your head around, as is just comprehending exactly what it is you are looking at - normal dimensions cease to exist - you need some hard numbers on width, depth to even comprehend the scale.
To say it has been an experience is to put it mildly. I am writing this after a twelve hour day, and I’m still a little jazzed to go to sleep, though I have a long day ahead tomorrow. A 45 minute drive to Williams, literally the trail head of the Grand Canyon railway, then a two hour winding train ride to the Canyon Rim, four hours of walking the Canyon Rim Trail, two hours by train back to Williams, home, eat, bed.
It’s late, I’m tired, I have many, many images to process and video to edit, but it will be a while before I post them. Tomorrow will see me in Zion NP for the last two days of this part of the trip. A lot to do tomorrow…