We left Albuquerque this morning at 6:30 a.m. for our 407 mile drive to the Grand Canyon. The landscape on our drive was quite varied. We went from flat prairies to snow covered mountains after we passed the Continental Divide. We saw many old run down towns with very poor housing as seen from the highway. The drive from Flagstaff to the park entrance was quite beautiful. We passed through wooded areas of pine trees with quite a bit of snow on the ground. We arrived at 12:30 p.m. and stopped first at an area outside the park entrance. There was an IMAX movie on the Grand Canyon which we watched. We then entered the park and stopped at Mather Point which is the first lookout area as you enter the park on the South Rim. The sky was clear and the sun was bright. This gave us excellent views of the Grand Canyon. I took a lot of pictures which will hopefully capture the magnificent views we experienced. We walked along the South Rim trail for almost two hours taking in the Canyon for various lookout points. Along the way, we spotted a mule deer with a large rack of horns. Right behind him was a female with several fawns. There were within 50 feet of us. We watched the sunset from Hopi Point. The clear blue sky with the setting sun made for a spectacular sunset.
I have posted pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/tschick62/GrandCanyonDay1?feat=directlink
More later . . .
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