Arizona: Passing and Staying — The Grand Canyon
- 3rd Eye Blue
- Jan 16
- 1 min read
Moving on from the beautiful setting of the Blue Cow Farm, I headed back through Sedona, Flagstaff, and Williams, "Gateway to the Grand Canyon", into Grand Canyon National Park.
The weather forecast strongly suggested rain every day of this trip. But it didn't rain - until about an hour after arrival. I was quite prepared with a backpack cover, camera cover, a rain poncho, desiccant packs, and an umbrella.
All of which I left in the car.
Seriously.
I shoved my camera into my bag (I'm neurotic about my beloved camera), and after hiding under a ramada until the rain let up I noticed a man with a fancy camera snapping photos of the fog covering the canyon and then putting it beneath his jacket for protection. A lightbulb went off in my head. How long will it be before I get to see THE Grand Canyon again?
Out came my camera. Soonest. And I got some beautiful foggy shots. Hallelujah.
The Grand Canyon doesn't need perfect conditions to be beautiful.
Some places ask you to slow down, even when the weather—or the schedule—says otherwise. I’m so grateful I stayed long enough to see the canyon change.
The road continued east along the rim, toward the Desert View Watchtower.
