"Only" went to the South Rim...which is where I wanted to go. This was part of my across the USA trip in '79.
While I did a good mix of planning, and spur-of-the-moment decisions; the one I didn't think through enough was The Grand Canyon. Didn't occur that the South Lodge, hotel etc would be filled up. Duh!
It also seemed that many rooms were booked from a Phienix to GC run; wherein I was coming from Flagstaff.
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I took a bus that was a Noonish to 4PM visit. It was partly disappointing at first. BUT...how could that be, it's the GC?!!
Well, at noon; besides the rocks next level down looking a faded red- when you looked out across the whole canyon - it was all blues, from very pale to medium dark, along with darkish red-purples. Hardly any shadows.
Where were the glorious warm colors we all know ?!
It was very flat looking: like a diorama! Didn't look real, at all.Very weird.
But finally around 3PM the sun got to the right angle to bring out the pale yellows, ocher, golden ochers, oranges, red oranges we all know, and love from photos.
*Glorious*!
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Hopefully, we get our country back, and a Dem administration will rebuilt if this damn republican Congress doesn't!!
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