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In a galaxy far, far away... Southwestern Road Trip Day 6

Posted by sila
Saturday 16 December 2006 at 07:54 am.
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Apologies for the long delay, and finally the continuation of our Southwestern Road Trip. On Day 6, after a cold evening at the Embassy Suites in Flagstaff (Mak and Abah's room was ok, but our room was freeeeeeezing cold), we went for a day long trip to the Grand Canyon. The Embassy Suites complimentary breakfast was, however, one of the better breakfasts we'd had during our trip! Fresh, made-to-order scrambled eggs, omelets, french toast, etc. What's not to like?

At any rate, the South Rim of the Grand Canyon was about an hour north of Flagstaff, so we set off after breakfast for our Grand Canyon outing.

Route from Flagstaff to Grand Canyon

We got pretty excited when we saw signs and we got closer to the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon in IMAX

The North Rim of the Grand Canyon was already closed to tourists for the winter, and because it was off-season we were allowed to drive most of the route. In peak season, you have to use the shuttle buses for most of the way to reduce congestion on the roads.

Our first stop was the Watchtower.

Mak by the Watchtower
Abah and Vin

We walked down to the edge of the cliff, and on that misty morning we got our first view of the Grand Canyon:

Grand Canyon
Mak and me out on a limb
More Grand Canyon
Even more Grand Canyon
Canyon that is Grand?

We went in the Watchtower and the bottom level is a gift shop. Of course, we had to browse for souvenirs. We also ventured up into the Watchtower and made it into the top floor where there was a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon. The inside of the Watchtower was decorated with Native American paintings and a big sand painting in the middle.

Sandpainting from above
Abah and some other tourists
Me looking down at Abah
Vin looking down at me
Mak enjoying the view

Along the way, we saw some ruins of Ancestral Puebloans:

Tusayan Ruins signboard
The actual ruins

There were plenty of infomational signs. Here's Abah by one:

Abah by a signboard

The following images are just a bunch more Grand Canyon pictures. What an awesome sight!

The Watchtower from afar
Mak, Vin and me
Abah changing settings on his camera
Mak and Abah
Grand Canyon
Lagi Grand Canyon view
Layers of rock
Outcropping
Abah and the great view
Vin and me
Grand Canyon
Look at the size of the rocks
More outcroppings
Geological wonder
Abah and me

And, just for kicks, a bit of posing under a tree. Bollywood, or Grand Canyon?

Abah and Mak doing the Bollywood dance

And to end the entry, some more photostitching attempts. Wooo!

Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon-vertical stitching
Grand Canyon

two comments

Lil
Lil (Email ) (URL) - 18-12-’06 04:36
sila
sila - 18-12-’06 08:37


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