Recently, Rob Nielsen took some of the girls on a karate camp in Arizona. On our last day in Arizona the six of us decided we would
take a detour through the Grand Canyon before heading back to Cedar Ridge Academy. High up in the mountains, the scenery was very different from the
barren desert we students were all used to. Green fields and monstrous
evergreens surrounded the road, as we entered the park. It was beautiful!
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Grand Canyon July 2013 |
If you didn't believe that everything happens for a reason you would after the breathtaking sight that was waiting for us outside. A magnificent double rainbow stretched above the Grand Canyon. As we stood on the ledge overlooking the canyon we were amazed by the absolute brightness and vividness of the rainbow. It appeared to be so close to us, inches away, as if we could reach out and touch it. That combined with the actual Grand Canyon itself made the moment perfect. Words cannot express the Grand Canyon. It is massive, extraordinary, and beautiful.
After spending time and taking pictures at this view point,
we all went for a hike. The trail was narrow and looked over the canyon. There
were ledges on both sides of us that steeply dropped off to the unforgiving
canyon. As we were walking, the sun set and the brilliant colors were reflected
all around us, off the wet, shiny ground. Everything was so shiny and vibrant.
Off to the left we could still see that rainbow. It was as if we stepped into
another world! Everything was so surreal and dreamlike, our wonderland.
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Another view of the rainbow. |