Monday 7th May -Grand Canyon
Up at 5.30, just after sunrise for an hours walk to west
along south rim before breakfast. We saw people setting off on foot down the
Bright Angel Track to the bottom of the canyon which is recommended to be a 1
day down and 1 day back up trip and then we saw all the mules being readied for
their journey by a bunch of genuine looking cowboys !! Then to cap off our morning walk a herd of elk
were grazing quietly by our back door.
Then it was off to the Grand Canyon Airport to check in and
be weighed (!!) for our ½ hour helicopter flight over the Canyon. There were 4
other passengers besides us, a very cheerful young German couple ( she got to
sit next to the pilot) and a young Hungarian couple, he cheerful and excited,
she scared out of her wits and sat expressionless staring straight ahead for
the whole flight over this magnificent, and spectacular ancient landscape. We
enjoyed it even if she didn’t !!
After coming down to earth we grabbed a couple of sandwiches
(later eaten in sandstorm just off freeway in desert) and set off south heading for Lake Havasu
about half way between GC and LA. Arizona doesn’t seem to do “rest areas” though
California does nice ones even if there are warnings about the rattlesnakes
!!
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