Senior Moments

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I have only recently begun going through some of the pictures I took when Betsy and I visited the Grand Canyon in June, 2011.  That was during our first trip out west, and the Grand Canyon was everything we were told it would be.  I took many more pictures than I should have, but I must admit that pictures can’t really do the canyon justice.  This picture was taken at Maricopa Point on the morning of June 15, 2011.

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I got this photo of the Grand Canyon from the Rim Trail on a June morning in 2011.  The Grand Canyon is awesome from any observation point.  We never got tired of the view.

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When Betsy and I visited the Grand Canyon in June, 2011, we reached the eastern end of the canyon in the early afternoon.  We thus had the time to stop at a couple of overlooks as we drove to Grand Canyon Village, where we had our reservations for our stay.  I got this photo at Lipan Point along our way.

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When Betsy and I were younger (and healthier) we used to do quite a bit of traveling and hiking.  Now those days are mostly over, at least trips that involve hiking.  On those long-ago trips I took thousands of pictures, many of which I haven’t worked with.  So now, especially during the winter months, I can relive those trips by going through my photos.

In 2011 Betsy and I took our first trip west of the Mississippi River.  We visited several national parks on the trip, one of which was the Grand Canyon National Park.  We came into the park ‘the back way’, and our first view of the canyon was at Desert View, on the eastern end of the park.  What an awesome introduction to the Grand Canyon!