Three + Grands....Who Knew!?

We've been lucky to be able to do a lot of traveling. Some of it while Dave was working and I could accompany him on various business trips. It was pretty special being able to visit a Colorado ski resort, San Francisco, Arizona, Orlando and Boston for various conferences. Now we take ourselves at a slower pace....using our little RV to drive to spaces and places we want to see.

The first time I saw the Grand Canyon it was out of an airplane window. Way down below was this long gold/red/rust/purple "gash" with a blue stream of water meandering down the center. At first I wasn't sure what it was....pointing it out to Dave he's the one who said "That's the Grand Canyon!" From the air you get a wonderful sense of just how huge it is.

Now we've driven to visit the south rim and stood looking down - up close and personal.

And then someone said you need to visit the second largest canyon in the country - Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas.  So we did.....

And then there was the trip that included a few nights camped near The Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado. Dave saw it featured on a PBS documentary just before we planned our excursion. Amazing....and black!

We've seen beautiful canyons in Utah and vistas throughout the West. Each curve in the road bringing another "ahhhhh!"  But I was surprised, on our way home from a recent trip to the Adirondacks and New England to find that Pennsylvania has it's own Grand Canyon near Wellboro. It's not as big or impressive as THE Grand Canyon and we didn't have the best light for a photo.....but still. Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon

The power of Mother Nature.....wind, rain, water. Beautiful carvings in the land......