Day: February 3, 2010

In the morning, after swimming with Morgane, we went back to the Grand Canyon. We started at the visitor’s centre and walked along the rim – it’s called Rim Walk, I believe.

We saw a different part of the canyon and there were lots of lookouts that made my heart beat quickly. All along the walk, there is nothing preventing you from walking right off the edge and into the canyon.

At one point, we could see a ranch far below and the long, winding trail that led there. It’s a long trip in, but we were jealous and wished we could have gone down there.

By lunchtime, we were tired from walking and I had absorbed as much as I could of the canyon by walking along the edge.

We left for our next destination: Sedona -the city of red rocks.

We made it to the Grand Canyon and had a little daylight left to look around. Morgane was mostly impressed with the snow. “I’m from Canada,” she shouted. “I’m used to playing with snow.” After half and hour, she had snow everywhere and had to go warm up in the van.

Ghis drove us to three different lookouts so we could see the canyon. The sun started to set, lighting up some of the mountains and casting others in shadows.

At the Grand Canyon, you can basically walk around the edges and admire the view. It’s hard, even when you’re there, to comprehend it. Only when you follow a cliff downwards with your eyes can you begin to imagine just how far down it is.

You can’t hike down into the canyon in the winter without ropes and crampons, but it must be amazing. The canyon was carved out by the Colorado River. The layers that we can see in the canyon reflect the history of the earth – each layer shows a different time.

When it got dark (and cold), we retired to The Grand Hotel for the night. We all agreed that it was too cold for camping.