The Grand Canyon - Arizona
The Grand Canyon is obviously at the top of the list of things to see in the US for many visitors and I was no different. During an epic road trip in July 2009 I dropped in at the Grand Canyon Village to see this world famous attraction for myself.
It is not possible to adequately describe the scale of this staggering sight, suffice to say you really do need to see it to appreciate it
In the picture below there is a huge crowd of people on the right hand side above the fir trees which at least provides some idea of scale.
I walked a couple of miles along the rim but the number of people around really prevented me from sitting quietly and taking in the extreme wonder of this place, I felt crowded and ultimately only stayed about an hour before leaving them to it.
I found the Grand Canyon to be an incredible sight, and it achieved another of my goals in life however, there are more beautiful and more scenic places nearby that are nowhere near as crowded....Southern Utah here I come