Unlike the Great Salt Lake, the Grand Canyon actually deserves the honorific "Grand" in its name. It is easily one of the world's most iconic natural wonders, attracting visitors from all around the globe. So many so that Americans were greatly outnumbered by foreign tourists at the popular overlooks. It's no wonder there were dozens of visitors, even in the winter. I'm trying to find words, but even my verbose self has a hard time describing its awe-inspiring beauty. It's best to leave it to pictures.
It was the second time either one of us had visited the Grand Canyon, but Ayk was too young to remember his first trip. On my first trip there, my family and I traveled to the bottom of the deep chasm and back again on mules. If it weren't winter and we had more time (our two biggest recurring issues this trip), we would have loved to hike down at least part of the canyon.
These pictures are just a fraction of the ones we took. The canyon is so massive that you have to drive a few miles to get a different view. A lot of the pictures look like repeats even though they're from an overlook 5 minutes away. I would apologize if some of the pictures look identical, but it's so beautiful it doesn't hurt to look twice.
I hate stereotyping, but if you're going to ask a fellow tourist to take a picture of you, ask an Asian. They actually care what your picture looks like.
The guy we asked actually took a few pictures and was proud of this particular picture. Understandably so. We were glad we asked him.
Colorado River. And my favorite picture from the Grand Canyon.
Erosion isn't always a bad thing.
Bridge over the Colorado
Ayk checking out the bridge.
Bright Angel, the trail we considered hiking until we realized it would have been icy and the same scenery the whole way down.
This was actually your third trip to the canyon. Like Ayk, you were too young to remember the first time. We just stayed on top and looked around that time.
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