My first visit was full of amazement. There is absolutely no oncoming build-up with the outside scenery prior to driving up to the Canyon... I expected to see higher hills or even mtns prior to getting there. You sort of just round the last turn in the road and there it is in all of its glory haha...
I enjoyed the setting and rising sun beams walking up the inside of the canyon... On top once you make the drive from one end to the other and do all of the pull outs to gaze at the floor and the river below is about all there is of it..
Enjoyed the nice tower building on the East end of it with all the shops and things to dig through... We took a couple of tours sponsored by the rangers...
Didn't have any kids with us so it was was really just finding a good overlook spot and hanging out there for a long period of time...
Met some good friends we still communicate with... Had lots of folks just driving up to all of the pull-outs and taking pictures of everything that moves. We had the big idea of getting some stuffed squirrels and placing them in great spots to give the folks a good picture haha...
We stayed in the Flagstaff area for a week or so and hit all of the attractions associated with this amazing area... Even the toot from the trains every five minutes all night long camping in Flagstaff was kinda neat as well... That is one busy main east-west railroad.
I actually enjoyed the Wupatki National Monument and the Sunset Crater area probably more than the Grand Canyon... Got to hike alot of the off trail things at Wupatki and spend a long time there... The strange thing of hearing voices of kids playing and people talking which was definitely no one around for miles and miles was amazing... The Rangers said the voices will carry for miles away.
The Red Rock Canyons and mountains around the Sedona area was breath taking for us as well...
My working years brought me and my coworkers to the Phoenix area over the years.. Always made time to run up to Flagstaff area. Have done the same type of trips to this area at least four or five times now...
Roy Ken
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