Did I mention the Grand Canyon was cold that day?
Well, it was.
And hour after hour we were jumping in the car… not nearly long enough to warm up…. and then jumping out of the car to explore the next site.
When we hit Hopi Point?
I sat in the car for a while and conversed with an elk while I got some circulation back in my fingers.
Not the greatest conversationalists, elk.
But to be fair, this one had his (her?) mouth full, so I might have missed key parts of the witty repartee..
After a while I ventured out…
And was struck speechless by the sheer grandeur.
Alright, I wasn’t speechless.
But there was no one around and the elk wasn’t listening… so cut me some slack.
This section of the canyon was majestic.
If you’re into wide open, vast chasms of rock that could swallow you whole.
It wasn’t pretty, per se….
But raw, stark beauty is striking in its own right.
River's world..... 
I know I joke about your posts but the photos of the Grand Canyon are jaw dropping. You’re making me want to come and see it one day.
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Awww, a fan.
Thank you!
Glad you’re enjoying the pics.
Of course even if you weren’t….
I wouldn’t stop.
But still…
😉
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Just wait till you see the Mississippi River in the Driftless area…
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Some of the best pictures of the Grand Canyon, yet! Phenomenal! Mona
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Thank you!
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Anyone who explores the Grand Canyon mid-winter has to be a good elk talker. They probably talk to rocks too …
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I’ve heard that.
Rock whisperer at your service…
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The elk are surveying the tourists, then they tell the rocks and if anything goes awry, the elk will charge and the rocks will….follow you and then crush you to death. So be careful, their is a conspiracy afoot.
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Guess we were lucky to escape unscathed.
😉
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That elk seems to have become acclimated to cars . . . I’m used to deer, elk, and antelope prancing away on approach.
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So am I. Our deer are very skittish….. but these big boys couldn’t have cared less.
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Great for nature lovers . . . as long as hunters don’t shoot them at point blank range.
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I don’t imagine they allow hunting there…. too easy to hit a tourist and they might have more money to spend.
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Oh, I’m sure it’s not “allowed” . . . but some people with guns choose not to follow the rules. 😦
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I like those last two photos. The colors are soothing, in their raw beauty.
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The Arizona trip was all about the colors.
And rocks.
Did I mention there were rocks?
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YOU DON’T SAY… THERE WERE ROCKS?
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There were.
I should blog about sometime…
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I’ll bet it was much warmer at the bottom of that big hole…
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You might be right…
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“and the elk wasn’t listening.” That’s the trouble with you Americans–you don’t take the time to learn the language of those you are going to visit!!
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I admit, my elk is rudimentary at best…
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Raw is exactly what I thought at the last. Magnificent.
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Thank you…
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