Grand Canyon Visit, March 26th, 2018.
I took another trip with my Mom up to the Grand Canyon before she left Arizona. The park was very crowded on this Monday and it was very difficult to find a place to park.
The day started out cool and mostly cloudy and quickly turned cold and snowy
after just 45 minutes or so of being in the park. We did get some good canyon shots before it clouded over and the snow moved in. There were also quite a few Elk
wandering around within the crowds of people. They were neat to see up close.
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On our way out we stopped for food at Wendy's in nearby Tusayan where it was also snowing.
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Elk in the snowy forest.
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After nearly an hour trying to wait out the snow we decided to leave. It did clear slightly for this final shot but the weather radar showed more snow moving in.
03-26-2018; 2:27pm
Snow accumulated in the most convenient spots.
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The lookout parking area was empty when we arrived but it got a bit busier with people enjoying the snowfall.
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Seeing everything coated in white was beautiful.
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It just kept snowing!
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The canyon was quickly obscured by fog.
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By the time we got to the second lookout it had started to snow!
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It was gradually getting cloudier and showers could be seen in the distance.
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An Elk waiting for an Uber.
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There were many Elk in the area here munching away and completely ignoring the crowds of people standing next to them.
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The first lookout we stopped at.
Grand Canyon Trip, April xx, 200x.
Here are pictures from my trip to the Grand Canyon along with my Mom and Grandma. We left Phoenix around 6am, got to the canyon around 11am,
left the canyon around 3:30pm, and got back to Phoenix around 8pm. It was sunny around Phoenix but there were fog and clouds around the mountains
in the morning. It was mostly sunny at the canyon until the mid afternoon when rain and thunderstorms started popping up. The winds were light
and the temperatures weren't bad, 45-55F. It only got a bit cooler with the rain and storms. The quality of these pictures is very poor as I was
using a low-quality web-cam from the early 2000's.
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04-XX-200X Fog hugging some hillsides.
04-XX-200X North on I-17. Cloudier south of Flagstaff.
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04-XX-200X Snow on the hills near Flagstaff.
04-XX-200X Approached the canyon from the east around 11am. This is the first turnout with a view of the Grand Canyon.
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04-XX-200X Another shot from another turnout.
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04-XX-200X Squirrels were running up to people looking for food near an eating area. Some people were even trying to pet them.
04-XX-200X Went down the Bright Angel trail a short ways.
04-XX-200X Along the trail.
04-XX-200X Looking across at where the trail leads.
04-XX-200X Along the trail.
04-XX-200X Looking back up the way we came. This was as far down as we went.
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04-XX-200X Walking west along the Rim Trail. Clouds were increasing around 3pm.
04-XX-200X Looking down from the Rim Trail.
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04-XX-200X Peering over the edge into the canyon.
04-XX-200X Looking down on the Bright Angel trail. It is lined with people and mules.
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04-XX-200X We left the trail and got closer to the rim of the canyon to get better shots.
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04-XX-200X Another shot peering over the edge. This was one of the few spots with railing. It was now starting to rain.
04-XX-200X The last canyon shot. The rain was getting heavier and the canyon was becoming very hazy.
04-XX-200X Rain showers on the way back to Phoenix.
04-XX-200X Snow on the hills above us. We were up as high as 8000 feet but recent warm weather melted the snow before our arrival.
04-XX-200X We drove right under a thunderstorm somewhere in the mountains on our way back. Lots of rain, lightning, thunder, and hail was coming at us. The perfect weather!
This picture was taken about half a second before a large lightning flash and boom above us.
