Grand Canyon, AZ

May 8, 2024

Did you know the Grand Canyon is one of the seven wonders of the world. It truly is spectacular.

5,000 feet down and 2,600 miles around the rim. When we stood at the edge (at a safe distance!) we couldn’t see the bottom!

Yesterday we went into the park around 10-10:30 am and were overwhelmed by the crowds. We couldn’t find a parking space at the Visitor’s Center! It’s not even “season” yet.

We did see an elk on the way out so that was cool.

This morning we got to the park entrance by 7:30 and had a much better time with fewer crowds.

By the way it’s pretty cold, it went down to 27 last night but then it warmed up during the day.

We decided this is a spectacular thing to see but we only need to see it once. There is too much commercialization and fighting the crowds is not our thing. We wanted to see the Bright Angel trail with its petroglyphs but even early this morning we couldn’t get a parking space. It seems that access is limited to people staying at the Angel Lodge, people that get to the park before it opens, or people taking the bus around the park. We were disappointed we couldn’t get to the trailhead.

The Colorado River flows through the park. What fun that must be to float or kayak down it.

Tomorrow we go to Needles, CA. I’m looking forward to a much lower altitude. Havasu National wildlife refuge is there, looking forward to that as well.