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| Grand Canyon ~ |
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| The Grand Canyon has always facinated me. The largest canyon in the world, carved from wind and water. Actually standing on the upper rim, and looking across the enormous hole in the earth, a feeling of insignificance came over me. This ever-changing canyon will continue to erode and form various plateaus and valleys long after we are all gone. |
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| Me, looking out across the mesa, and also a bit fat, I must admit. |
| On this trip, we headed down from the Southern Rim of the Canyon, towards Horseshoe Mesa (pictured above center). The hike, which was much more strenuous than I had expected, taking about five hours. As we went lower, into the Canyon, I could feel the climate change, and the vegetation began to disappear. Once at the Mesa, we had to unload our gear and hike another two hours down to a small, natural spring, which was the closest water source near our campground. |
| View from a mine shaft |
| Steep walls leading down to the Mesa |