We spent the past 2 days at the Grand Canyon. OMG. it is absolutely incredible. Words can't do it justice, and i doubt if the 3569 pictures we took will do much better. Oh, but i'll try.
the park is set up to handle the millions of folks who visit so it makes it great for this time of year. There are still lots of visitors, but a lot less than mid-summer. the shuttle system took us along the South Rim with it's many overlooks and paths. if one is into hiking, there are probably hundreds of trails ranging from easy to "you must be crazy to even try that one". there are also a few museums, art galleries and many ranger led programs. we went to an interesting one about the vegetation and trees of the park.
And this is only the South Rim. The only disappointment is that we really couldn't see the almost full moon over the Canyon, too cloudy.
The trip here ended up better than i expected. we did get to Barstow with about 5 hours to kill before the next train. The temp was well in the 90's, making it too uncomfortable to walk around much. We did get to see a nice sunset and moon rise over a parking lot in Barstow. Route 66 goes through it, as well as Flagstaff.
we arrived in Flagstaff about 4 AM to wait for a 7 AM shuttle to the Grand Canyon. Than had a really interesting conversation with a guy who will be getting $3.6 Billion, yes Billion, from the city of New Orleans. Long story. i kept reading so i didn't have to get involved.
Tomorrow, Thursday, at 4 AM we get on the train and head for Albuquerque for 2 days and then homeward bound. What a journey!
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