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[matriarch]

....and more.

 

[matriarch]

.....yeah, another one.

 

[matriarch]

......and yet another.
Anyone getting bored yet?

 

[dysphemist]

....and more.

your pics make me feel like I'm seeing it again... I noticed in your pics that it was cloudy and both times I've been there it was like that. I wonder if the skies are ever clear there this time of year.

 

[matriarch]

your pics make me feel like I'm seeing it again... I noticed in your pics that it was cloudy and both times I've been there it was like that. I wonder if the skies are ever clear there this time of year.

When we arrived on the Friday afternoon it was cloudy, and very windy. It got cloudier overnight, so that when we got up to watch the sunrise, there was very little to see as it was completely cloud bound. And very cold (well in comparison to Phoenix.). As the morning went on, some of the cloud broke, and blue sky peeped through and some sunshine. Still windy and cold. But still stunningly, awesomely beautiful.

 

[matriarch]

Some of the rock faces and outcrops were, at times, more interesting than the whole vista. Sometimes the expanse of the canyon was just to much to take in, and I found it easier, at those times, to focus on one small area, to give my senses time to readjust.

 

[dysphemist]

Some of the rock faces and outcrops were, at times, more interesting than the whole vista. Sometimes the expanse of the canyon was just to much to take in, and I found it easier, at those times, to focus on one small area, to give my senses time to readjust.

I understand. The size of it is overwhelming.

 

[matriarch]

At times it was easier to get a true perspective of the enormity of what you were viewing, by stepping back. Having ground under your feet at the edge of the frame, makes it easier to realise the expanse before you.

 

[matriarch]

and yet more.........

 

[dysphemist]

At times it was easier to get a true perspective of the enormity of what you were viewing, by stepping back. Having ground under your feet at the edge of the frame, makes it easier to realise the expanse before you.

It's also good to take a few steps back if you have a fear of heights.

 

[matriarch]

Another one showing my fascination with the trees around the rim.

 

[matriarch]

It's also good to take a few steps back if you have a fear of heights.

I don't actually have a fear of hieghts, but I did a very healthy respect and thankfulness for the railings around some of the viewing points. The third member of our party had a predeliction for scampering off down the rock face to get better vantage points. Gave us kittens quite a few times.

 

[Munachi]

the bird pictures are nice!

So are the new grand canyon pictures! great light on some! I wish I had had that kind of light when I was there, but we were only there for about an hour right about noon, so not the best light for photography...

here some more pictures from lima...

 

[matriarch]

the bird pictures are nice!

So are the new grand canyon pictures! great light on some! I wish I had had that kind of light when I was there, but we were only there for about an hour right about noon, so not the best light for photography...

here some more pictures from lima...

I know what you mean. We were there for an evening, and a morning, so my best pictures were taken with the sky clearing, blue sky appearing and sunshine, so some pretty strong shadow movements.

Love the third one in the last Lima group. Anything to do with water will appeal to me. I love it, being near it. Lived by the sea all my life. The last 8 weeks have been strange, in the middle of a desert, and the only water a canal running through the city, and small lakes dotted around park areas. I miss the waves, and the sound and smell of the sea.

 

[matriarch]

Next batch.

 

[matriarch]

One of those views where the enormity of what you are looking at begins to sink in.

 

[matriarch]

.......and again.

 

[matriarch]

.......and another.

 

[matriarch]

Finally we had moved far enough west, to catch sight of water in the bottom of the canyon.

 

[matriarch]

The western inner wall of an enormous cutting called The Abyss. Spectacular.

 

[dysphemist]

The western inner wall of an enormous cutting called The Abyss. Spectacular.

The pics are beautiful, Mat. Makes me want to take a trip down and see it again.

 

[matriarch]

And at long last...........the final one.

 

[matriarch]

The pics are beautiful, Mat. Makes me want to take a trip down and see it again.

Thank you.

I agree, I'd love to do a whole road trip, spending just weeks driving along the whole rim. I doubt you could do both sides without going crazy, but I'd love to try. We only saw a tiny, tiny part, a small part thats inside the Grand Canyon National Park. There's so much more. And I'd love to go to the canyon floor and get some views up, but that's out of the question. My physical frailties just wouldn't allow it.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Mat dear, your photos are breath taking.

 

[matriarch]

Mat dear, your photos are breath taking.

*curtsy*.

Thank you. I'm glad you like them. I had so much fun taking them. And even managed not to fall over the edge.