Scenic Sunday, Blue Monday, Mellow Yellow, Ruby Tuesday, That's My World Tuesday / Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona USA

Grand Canyon (south rim), Arizona USA

fall 2010

Ever Changing Light and Color

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Scenic Sunday

Blue Monday

Mellow Yellow Monday

Ruby Tuesday

That's My World Tuesday

Window Views and Doors Too / Window Views and Doors Too / El Tovar Lodge at the Grand Canyon, Arizona USA

This is the El Tovar Lodge at the south rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona. Unfortunately, I haven't stayed there but, I have walked through it...lovely!

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Window Views and Doors Too

That's My World Tuesday / Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon

My friend and I took a short hike down the Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon just to enjoy it...rather than get beat up by it! There were hikers returning from several nights at the bottom of the canyon. How I would love to get all the way down there but, carrying a pack and the climb back up, MAN I don't think I could hack it. My son has been down there numerous times and has done the white water rafting too. I have been down to Plateau Point and that was far enough to know that the hike back up can really kick your #@$%! I am posting photographs of the mules, serious hikers and casual hikers. I think you will be able to tell who is who? It was about 2:00 in the afternoon, just a week ago (November 21, 09) so their return to the rim at this time of the afternoon was very smart!
That's My World Tuesday

Scenic Sunday / Grand Canyon and Sedona, Arizona USA

I spent five days with my friend (from childhood) on a road-trip to Arizona. We spent time at the fabulous Grand Canyon and the spectacular red-rock country of Sedona...and some sights in between. We were fortunate to have clear and dry weather, but, it was quite chilly, especially at night. The top two photos were taken at the Grand Canyon. We were at the Desert View standing along-side of the Watch Tower there. We were able to get nice views of the Colorado River below. The river can be elusive from the rim at many points...but, it's there whether we can see it or not.

The rest of the photos were taken at Sedona, Arizona. This is a small community only about 2 hours from the Grand Canyon. What a change in scenery! Massive columns of red-rock prevail across the landscape. The colors here, too, change as the light changes according to cloud cover, and time of day. Sally and I spent a morning on the "Pink" Jeep Tour. What a hoot that was! We took the Rim Tour which is exactly that! We were high above Sedona (2000 feet) on the rims of the hills/mountains. The views back into the valley were awesome. You can be thoroughly impressed by just driving on the paved roads in and around Sedona...but, to get up above it all is truly a sight to behold. We took so many pictures! It's not easy choosing those to post here. The last photo was taken on the rim with the driver, myself, and my friend Sally. I am in the middle. Our driver was great!

I have visited the Grand Canyon numerous times and Sedona one other time...it never gets old! The colors change all day long...hour by hour, even minute by minute. These are just two of God's many masterpieces!

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Scenic Sunday

Benches of the Week / Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

I spent 5 days traveling in Arizona with my friend last week. We spent 2 nights (1 full day) at the Grand Canyon before we moved on to Sedona, Arizona. It was easy to find rather rustic old benches with very "over the top" lovely views! There is a train that carries visitors about 60 miles from the south rim of the canyon to the small town of Williams, Arizona. It only makes one round trip each day this time of year. Many visitors get a hotel in Williams and travel, either by car or train to the canyon.

Benches of the Week

SkyWatch Friday / Grand Canyon and the Painted Desert

This is a view of the Grand Canyon in the late afternoon from the eastern end...Desert View area. Looking northeast you can get a glimpse of the amazing colors of the Painted Desert. It was an extraordinary day (November 21, 09) of sunshine and cold temperatures...but, beautiful!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

SkyWatch Friday

Window Views and Doors Too / Grand Canyon, Arizona

I found these windows and doors among the cabins at the Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, USA. Many of these cabins have windows facing the rim of the canyon...one cannot get a better view than that! The third photo is the view from many of the cabin windows. What do you think?

Window Views and Doors Too

Outdoor Wednesday / At the Grand Canyon (Navajo Point)

I visited the Grand Canyon this past weekend with my friend, Sally. She is sitting on the wall and I am standing. We drove eastward out the Desert View Drive (Highway 64) towards Cameron and stopped at several viewpoints. This one is Navajo Point. It was about 3:00 in the afternoon and the colors were stunning!

Outdoor Wednesday

Ruby Tuesday / Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

The Grand Canyon's magnificent colors! This photo was taken this past Saturday, November 21, 09 in the mid-morning hours...it was quite chilly but the sky was blue and the sun was lighting up the scene! These photos were taken near the Bright Angel trail-head on the South Rim.

Ruby Tuesday

Mellow Yellow Monday / Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

I took a 5 day trip to Arizona and just returned home this evening. I found some yellow in these photos to post for Mellow Yellow Monday (a day late). These views are from Mather Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. It was about 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 09. It was sunny, windy and cold. The overnight temperatures were 15-16 degrees.

The top photo shows Plateau Point which is accessed from the Bright Angel Trail. I hiked down to this point several years ago for a spectacular view of the Colorado River below. You can see the trail as it leads out to the point. That is the easy part of this hike. Climbing back up to the rim is another story! We just took a short hike on the Bright Angel Trail on this trip...for old time's sake.