"I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, 'This is what it is to be happy.'"
—Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The Grand Canyon was all I had ever hoped it would be.
I've seen a million pictures of the canyon and now I realize pictures will never be able to convey the vastness of this one world landmark, or the finiteness which one feels gazing into it's mouth.
It was 32 degrees and the wind was biting cold. I did not care, I just wanted to soak up the beautiful colors, sharp edges and courageous trees protruding towards the brilliant sky.
This is God's country.
In spite of the frigid temperatures there was no end to the tourists that filed their way up to the Lookout Point.
People from all walks of life and nationalities huddled against the wind with friends and family members snapping pictures of the canyon and it was a selfie smortgasbord! I can't believe how many selfie sticks I saw in that 20 minutes that we stood at the lip of the canyon! I thought selfie sticks faded out a few years ago, but apparently not because it seemed that every other person wielded one. Each of us were drawn to Arizona to view one of nature's marvels.
From the time I was a very young girl I remember wanting to graduate then travel right out to visit Arizona and look down at the formidable canyon. I really would have liked to go down into the canyon on a donkey for my first visit, but February is not the month to do that!
Life had other plans for me and I got pregnant my senior year of high school. I finished up and graduated high shool with a high B, inspite of taking off a month of school after losing my baby on my honeymoon.
This is a panoramic shot of the canyon that Google photos was nice enough to make this photo into. Jeff and I stopped for just a brief half hour to take the photographs on February 24th.
In the scheme of things, we're truly insignificant but for the impact we make on this Earth's inhabitants. Few things in my life impressed me of this fact as much as this one view of the canyon.
I will end with a beautiful piano piece that I often played when I was just a dreamer.
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George Winston - Alone
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