Type: Photos
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Grand Canyon Wide Shot
Read This Post: Grand Canyon Wide ShotIt’s taken roughly 70 million years for the Grand Canyon to get the look we see today, though that appears to be a bit contentious among scientists. But no matter how long it actually took for the canyon to get this shape, it looks fantastic.
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Grand Canyon View
Read This Post: Grand Canyon ViewIt’s been a fun day exploring along the south rim of the Grand Canyon. But it’s really getting hot now, and it’s best that we get back to the lodge to cool down. So we’ll leave with one final fantastic view of the canyon.
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Sunrise at the Grand Canyon Looking West Zoomed
Read This Post: Sunrise at the Grand Canyon Looking West ZoomedThe sun continues to rise and reveal more and more of this spectacular view of the Grand Canyon. The colors we’re getting during the morning “golden hour” are breathtaking with the light hitting off the canyon walls. We may have had to get up early to see this view, but it was more than worth…
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Sunrise at the Grand Canyon Looking West Wide
Read This Post: Sunrise at the Grand Canyon Looking West WideWe’ve been out here at the Grand Canyon for almost an hour at this point, watching the sun come up and reveal the marvelous views of the Canyon and the Colorado River. There’s no doubt that this is one of the best wonders of the world. This makes getting up so early worth in!
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Sunrise at the Grand Canyon Looking West
Read This Post: Sunrise at the Grand Canyon Looking WestWhile the direction of the sun looks wonderful, a look back to the west from our spot along the south rim of the Grand Canyon is just as spectacular. The sun is high enough now to be shining off of the canyon walls, displaying this spectacular display of yellow, orange, red and purple. There’s no…
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Sunrise at the Grand Canyon
Read This Post: Sunrise at the Grand CanyonHere comes the sun! After a few minutes of waiting, we literally see the sun rise above the north rim of the Grand Canyon. And what a sunrise it is! The sky looks spectacular with these blue, yellow and orange colors. And we can finally start to see the true depths of the canyon. Does…
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Grand Canyon Mojave Point
Read This Post: Grand Canyon Mojave PointWe’re now over at Mohave Point along the south rim of the Grand Canyon. This is west of the Grand Canyon Village, and at this point in the year it’s only accessible via a shuttle bus. Here it’s over six miles to the north rim of the canyon, and we can see the Colorado River…
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Grand Canyon Heat
Read This Post: Grand Canyon HeatIt is hot here at the Grand Canyon as temperatures begin to reach near triple digits. But the summer heat can’t take away these incredible views!
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Grand Canyon in the Day Time
Read This Post: Grand Canyon in the Day TimeWe’re back out at the Grand Canyon after grabbing some breakfast. While the higher sun is starting to wash out those spectacular colors we saw this morning, we can really sense for just how big this canyon is. And the different colored layers remind us just how long it must have taken the Colorado River…
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Colorado River in the Grand Canyon
Read This Post: Colorado River in the Grand CanyonThe Colorado River runs for 1,450 miles, starting in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and traveling through Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California and the Mexican states of Baja California and Sonora before dumping into the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean. It spends 277 miles flowing through the Grand Canyon. Here we can see it…
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Before Sunrise at the Grand Canyon
Read This Post: Before Sunrise at the Grand CanyonIt’s just before dawn on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. It’s completely quiet here at our spot near Yavapai Point, with only the occasional rock squirrel breaking the silence at this early hour. The sun is almost up as a purple haze blocks our view of the canyon floor below. Just a few…
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Valley in Pikes Peak
Read This Post: Valley in Pikes PeakOur climb up the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway continues as we get closer and closer to the 14,000 foot mark. We are firmly high above the timber line now as Pikes Peak Granite begins to shape our path to the top of the mountain. And those clouds above keeps up cool on…
