The Grand Canyon is one of Earth’s most powerful inspiring landscapes. It’s grandeur overwhelmed our senses. The canyon extends 446 km long, 29 km at its widest & 1.6 km deep. It tells a story of geologic processes played out over unimaginable time-spans: a unique combination of size, colour & dazzling erosional forms of rugged landscapes, with the Colorado River continuing to carve a path at the base. Photos & words can’t do this place justice – you just need to experience soaking up the layers of geologic time, in person. This awe-inspiring topography, reaches back several million years. The earliest-known inhabitants of ancestral Pueblos & Hohokam people, followed by Spanish settlers, then American Pioneers – inspire a legacy that continues to evolve. The scenery around the South Rim is quite different from what we saw at the North Rim. Walking along the trail, we met mule-deer, elk, squirrels and exquisite birds. After driving away, with the image of the canyon diminishing behind us, the San Fransisco peaks put on a display of their own – looming in front of us, snow-tipped & sun-kissed by the setting sun, resulting in a beautiful pink sunset – to complete a perfect day.
South Rim, Grand Canyon
10 Oct 2011
