Grand Canyon at Last!

Grand Canyon at Last:

The Grand Canyon is every bit as breathtaking as I remember from prior trips.  It strikes me that it almost looks like a giant fake painted backdrop - too immense to take in.

We arrived around noon and spent the afternoon walking around and getting oriented.  While John went off to rent a bicycle for the weekend, Zoey and I took some of the meandering paths in the South Rim village.   We even saw a small elk grazing nearby; I didn't take the time to take a picture because I was more concerned about getting Zoey past without any encounters.




Setting my alarm to catch the sunrise tomorrow - the rim is about a mile walk from our RV site.  More pictures to follow between now and Monday.


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