Tuesday morning made preparations to get underway to the
Grand Canyon. After having to add a
little oil to the Cortez and noticing a couple of small spots on the ground I
got underneath and tightened the bolts on the oil pan and main seal. Said my goodbyes to Fred and Barney and made
my way north during another rain storm.
The weather had scared everyone off.
No wait at the main entrance and I was able to get a campsite without
reservations in the Mather Campground.
After getting parked and settled in the dogs and I hiked up to the
visitor center to get our first look at the canyon. Well my first look was rather
anticlimactic. The canyon was socked in
with zero visibility. Undaunted we
returned to our campsite.
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The Cortez at the Mather Campground |
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These critters were everywhere. |
The weather
broke a few hours later and I returned to watch the sunset in the canyon from
the Mather Viewpoint. It is indeed a
Grand Canyon.
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A view worth the wait |
A definite must see. One of the seven natural wonders of the
world. Bedded down for the night and got
up early Wednesday morning to take the park bus to Powell and Hopi points which
are closed to vehicle traffic the majority of the year. Again sensational.
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Woke Wednesday morning to find this guy in the next camping site |
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The view from Powell Point |
Certainly one could make an entire vacation
just here. Got a couple of books at the
visitor center and headed out to Williams again. With the improvement in the weather they were
backed up almost a mile to get into the park as we left.
I hope that I turned the sprinkler off at the house before I
left!
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