It was not in my travel plans (yet) to visit the Grand Canyons but since I'm in Arizona, it would be a waste of opportunity not to.
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| It was surreal |
Their van picked me up from the hotel at around 7 am. There were a couple of people already in the van. Then we picked up two more and headed straight to our destination.
Sedona
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| "The most photographed rock in the world, Bell rock" - Scott, our Tour guide |
During the drive, everything was like a scenery from my window. And our tour guide, he was talking all day! He was so full of energy, it amazed me. How could he keep talking all the time? And it's not like he was talking just for the sake of talking. He knew a lot of stuff! He wasn't only talking about the places we were passing by. He was talking about things like Helium 3 and american propaganda. How could a person know this much?!
This here's our first stop
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| Bathroom break, anyone? |
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| Here's the van |
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| The rock that is shaped like a bell |
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| and another rock that is shaped... like a rock, I suppose |
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| Pretty trees |
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| The rocks are really pretty around these parts |
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| The Sedona Trolley is cute |
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| Christmas tree! |
Scott told us that the houses or buildings here are required to be painted in an earth tone. If you paint it in any bright colours, you'll be asked to paint it to something earthy. He says that the logo of Mcdonald's there is not coloured yellow, but Turquoise. How interesting.
We had lunch at Cameron, a restaurant slash souvenir shop
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| Cameron |
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| I had the Gunslinger |
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| The plates are so earthy |
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| These jars are so beautiful! |
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| Toys made by the natives |
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| I am loving the colors on these jackets! |
Grand Canyon
After lunch, it was time to go to the canyons. I napped during the drive so I couldn't remember how long the trip was.
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| Check out the entrance fees |
The first stop was the Watchtower
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| The Watchtower |
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| The view from there is amaaaazing |
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| At the top of the tower, there are these coin-operated binoculars(?) |
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| There's a souvenir shop inside the tower |
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| A cute replica of the tower |
After around 15 minutes of taking photos of every nook and cranny, we head to the next stop. I forgot what it's called.
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| How awesome are the canyons? |
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| Crazy view. Everything is just pretty |
The next stop had all of us shaking in the knees.
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| Yes. we were at that edge |
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| Our crazy tour guide, talking about which cliff would kill you if you fall |
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| My tourmates, trying to stay away from the edge |
Next stop is the Duck Rock.
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| Hi rubber ducky |
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| Duck on a rock? |
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| On our way to the last stop, we saw elks! |
Our final stop is by El Tovar. Scott was saying that a movie was shot here but I don't remember what.
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| El Tovar |
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| The canyons are most beautiful on a sunset. Look at how the light hits it |
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| The hotel has souvenir shops |
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| Keychains, anyone? |
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| This one's interesting |
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| Tiny turtle pot is cute! |
And that ends my adventure at The Grand Canyons. It is such a privilege to be able to see it. I can't thank God enough for the experience. :)
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| Goodbye canyons! |
