Grand Canyon

Nothing prepares you for the Grand Canyon, not even having seen the canyon twice before. This epic gash in the face of the northern Arizona landscape takes your breath away every time you round a corner and see a new panorama.

And it is truly truly massive. You will drive a car between various parking lots along the rim of the canyon, you will take shuttle buses to take you between sections of the canyon and you will walk yourself silly but still you will not see a fraction of this enormous feature, 29 km across, 1.8 km deep and 450 km long.

There's been a lot of talk in recent years about "New Seven Wonders of the World" and the Capetonians feel very pleased with themselves that their mountain won a spot in this silly popularity contest but let me tell you, the Grand Canyon is a true Wonder of the World.

A major downside of having such a roaring time at such a magnificent place, is that you get to bed very late and your blog entries are short.

So I'll leave you with a panoramic picture, taken from Powell Point on the south rim.

Late afternoon view over a section of the Grand Canyon with Battleship Rock visible in foreground