we found a place to stay and then i suggested we head to the grand canyon for sun down as it would look really cool as the day drew to a close. my friend somewhat unenthusiastically came along.
it was about an hour and a half drive to the grand canyon national park and it was initially not what i expected at all. i expected dusty red and orange desert and blazing heat with nothing around for miles. instead we found ourselves in a heavily wooded area with lots of trees and bushes and the whole place was pretty lush with vegatation. i kind of figured we might be at the crappy end of the park and were miles from the canyon, and then as we walked down a little path it just appeared from between the trees and it was breathtakingly magnificent.
i walked along the trail and took lots and lots of pictures. i then walked about another 100 metres and took more pictures, while all the while my friend tagged along behind me seemingly unimpressed and uninterested in the splendour of one of the natural wonders of the world. as i went to walk a little further my friend clearly annoyed and bored with my taking pictures all the time asked for the car keys and said he was going to sit in the car and wait for me in the parking lot. eh?????. i was a little stunned. its the grand canyon dude. how can you get bored after 10 minutes of seeing the grand canyon???. i can almost understand not wanting to see the lincoln memeorial when we were in washington but i couldn't understand how he could not be interested in this. i threw him the keys and carried on along the trail in awe of the sight before me and as the sun set in the distance teh canyon changed colours from yellow/brown, to red/orange and then an almost blue/purple colour. its was awesome and something i can keep in my head and revisit.
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