If you thought we'd be sick of looking at big red rocks by now, you'd be wrong. Early Thursday morning we queued up on the highway to drive along the south rim of the Grand Canyon.
Next time we do this, it better be in one of these!
There was a bit of a wait to get onto the canyon road, so we kicked back in the car with coffee and a book - pretty sure Edward Abbey, with his hatred of people, cars, maps and established roads or trails of any kind, would entirely disapprove of our whirlwind driving tour of the desert, but I'm enjoying this memoir of Arches National Park anyway.
Heading into the park.
The first lookout point along the canyon, coming in from the east side.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, it is windy when one is standing on the edge of a cliff.
Climbing the Watchtower for even more scenic views
Raccoon bravely poses on the precipice
As well as the epic vistas, there are also 800 year old Tusayan ruins to tour. Roughly 4000 artefacts have been found in the park, and only 5% of it has been surveyed - it's mindboggling to think of how much there still is to learn about this area and its inhabitants over time.
Raccoon was more interested in the photo ops than the history, though.
The colours are incredible, and I gather they change over the course of the day. Next time, I'd love to be able to camp here (in my refurbished 1950's Airstream, obviously) and see the sights at sunset.
Smooching ravens
Phew. So glad we got to stop by and see some of this - it truly is quite grand!
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