Grand Canyon National Park

Created June 23, 2001

This might be the most famous national park among all. I have never seen so many Taiwanese tourists in this whole trip until we reached Grand Canyon. It was also the Memorial Day that day, so there were really a lot people. In fact, it is the only place in the Southwest reminding me of New York...

Maybe due to its popularity, the park admission is twice as expensive than the other parks we visited (while service in the restaurants is twice as bad). Though this is my third time visiting the Park (I visted here in 1984 and 1992), I was still stunned by its beauty. It is also the first time I had chance to stay in the Park more than 5 hours. Still, we didn't have enough time. We didn't stay until sunset to view the ever-changing colors of the canyon walls. We didn't have time to walk to the valley bottom to touch the water of Colorado River. We didn't have chance to ride donkeys....However, there can always the fourth time, I guess.

Grand Canyon shrouded by a cloud
  • Grand Canypon shrouded by a big chunk of cloud...
View of Grand Canyon and Colorado River
  • A better view of the Grand Canyon. You can barely see Colorado River here...
Closer view of Colorado River
  • A less steeper part of Grand Canyon. Also with a better view of Colorado River.
View of Grand Canyon-
  • Another magnificent view of the Canyon
View of Grand Canyon
  • ...and still more....
  • Me and the Grand Canyon. This time I did not block too much of the view..


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