On Wednesday we rode the Grand Canyon Railway train to and from the Grand Canyon. It's just over a two-hour trip, traveling at 40 mph, arriving just about noon. We opted to ride up in a dome car, back in a coach. Here's an uninteresting shot of the view from the dome. We did have a cowboy singer come up and serenade us on the way. And survived a hold-up from some desperadoes on the way home.
At the Canyon we had lunch in the El Tovar dining room, overlooking the canyon. Our plan was to ride the park shuttle along a portion of the south rim to three or four vantage points during the three hours or so we had available before our return train. The crowds and the wait for a shuttle, plus threatening weather, in which case the Ranger in charge told us that the buses would be shut down, made us decide to stay within walking distance of the train station. Didn't want to get stranded and have to spend the night on a park bench. For future reference, the better way to do this trip is to stay overnight at a Canyon lodge, rather than make a one-day trip. Here are some shots of the Canyon. You can see that it was a cloudy day.
The sun came out briefly and illuminated one promontory nicely, though. Anybody know the name of that?
Awesome!
Next: Flagstaff and Sedona
Susie and Rob
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