Grand Canyon Photo Gallery by Lisa Beamer at pbase.com

Grand Canyon

It's easy, at first glance, to think that this is merely a monotonous, repetitive collection of photos, but as I took them and then when I came home and worked with them, I have been amazed at the details and differences each holds. You could photograph the canyon every day, even in the same spot, and never come up with the same photo twice. It's just an amazing place. My only regret is that all of my shots are from the rim (south), as we did not have the time (nor the tolerance for the altitude, as it turned out!) to attempt any type of trek toward the bottom.

All three days we were there, it was cold. Very cold. You don't picture the Grand Canyon to be a place where you need to be bundled up in polar fleece, but in January, that can definitely be the case, especially when the wind gets going. The first day there, it was rather hazy, but the second and third days, it was very clear and so beautiful (and very, very cold!). More than the rocks much of the time, I found the sky and cloud formations to capture my attention the most.

My favorite spot, which we went to on Days 2 and 3, was along the east side of the south rim, a section called Moran Point. I was able to walk past the railed overlook area and do an easy climb down below the rim a bit, out onto some jutting formations. It was just low enough from the rest of the world that I felt like I was the one person there, it was so quiet! From there, I could see the Colorado racing below, and even hear it. Birds soared past and I could actually hear their wings against the air. It was awesome. A special gift to have been able to be there.

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Grand Canyon - Day 3 (6)

Grand Canyon - Day 3 (7)

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