We left our campground about 30 miles from the canyon early in the a.m. wanted to see the colors in the canyon change from hour to hour.
The Grand Canyon is 278 miles Long and 18 miles wide at it widest point.
Of course Gremlin had to get his walk in also...
It is also over 1 mile deep in the canyon.
The shadows and color change right before your eyes, depending on the time of day.
It is just an amazing sight!
Hard to imagine how it was formed and how long it took.
You can see the Colorado River flowing in the center of this picture.
I was facinated on the color and types of forms from peaks to valleys.
You can see the bend in the Colorado River in this picture.
A closer shot of the Colorado River.
This explains about the v-shape of the gorge and the Tonto platform and how it was formed.
This rapid is almost a mile in length, its name is Hance Rapid. In 1869 Major John Wesley Powell used ropes to move his boats along the shore instead of going thru this set of rapids. Check out the story.
This is the Hance Rapid!
As I was standing on the side looking at the Gorge, I saw this rock about 4 feet tall, started to examine it. The stone to me looked like it was made of marble.
I was amazed to see a Geode at the bottom of it, sparkling in the light.
Another view of the rapid when the sun was higher in the sky.
I love dead trees, their forms are magical to me and to get the Grand Canyon in the background is a plus for sure!
A Golden Eagle passed over while we were there, wish we could fly too...
Just another view, so many to like.
In 1898 there was a hotel close to where we were on the South Rim called the Grand View. At that time it took a 12 hour stagecoach ride from Flagstaff and then a mule ride to reach the hotel, read the poster and enjoy the pictures, how lucky we are today with autos and paved roads.
Hard to pick out what pictures to post, all are different and unusual.
Down in the center of the canyon there is one village today of Havasupai Indians, and you can get to the village by hiking down or by mule or horseback only.
No fences here, snow and ice make for slippery footing this time of the year.
See the hiking trail down one side of this cliff?? We met a few couples where going down, wish we could have come along too. Maybe next year?
Another view of the trail.
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