Grand Canyon – Trip Day: 4
On day four we drove up to the Grand Canyon and took a bus ride along the South Rim. It was our first day of dealing with the challenges of heat and elevation. Before the bus ride, Jane was feeling woozy. The bus driver explained to us the dangers of drinking only water, and suggested we carry Gatorade or similar. He escorted Jane over to the salad bar at the lodge and grabbed a bunch of saltines for her. The salt sorted her out, and her day was much better after that.
The bus ride was a good way to get better views of the canyon, and our driver gave us a humorous running narrative of the route. The tour made me want to get a helicopter and fly all around the canyon, and stop and explore every crevasse. We had a full day, though, and enough photo taking of the canyon to satisfy us for a while.
That afternoon we went to a restaurant at the South Rim Village. Dad and I went out to take pictures of the sunset. The haze was disappointing, and the sunsets didn't turn out very well. But while we were out there we got to see several California Condors coming in to roost for the night. I didn't get any decent photos, but got one video clip of a male landing.
On the drive back that night, we picked a spot along the road well removed from any city and got out of the car. The night sky was just amazing. You have no idea how many stars there are if you live near a city. Charleston has so much light pollution and humidity that you can see only about 1/10 of the stars we saw out that night. We saw several shooting stars while standing there, and all of us were in awe.
The bus ride was a good way to get better views of the canyon, and our driver gave us a humorous running narrative of the route. The tour made me want to get a helicopter and fly all around the canyon, and stop and explore every crevasse. We had a full day, though, and enough photo taking of the canyon to satisfy us for a while.
That afternoon we went to a restaurant at the South Rim Village. Dad and I went out to take pictures of the sunset. The haze was disappointing, and the sunsets didn't turn out very well. But while we were out there we got to see several California Condors coming in to roost for the night. I didn't get any decent photos, but got one video clip of a male landing.
On the drive back that night, we picked a spot along the road well removed from any city and got out of the car. The night sky was just amazing. You have no idea how many stars there are if you live near a city. Charleston has so much light pollution and humidity that you can see only about 1/10 of the stars we saw out that night. We saw several shooting stars while standing there, and all of us were in awe.
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