WEDNESDAY: Coconino National (Ponderosa Pine) Forest

On the ride back to Sedona from the Grand Canyon i pondered my view:  for a very very long time was tree after tree after tree...for miles....in fact, 1.846 acres of trees, glorious trees in the Coconino National Forest. Made me smile for a long time to know that they are there, untouched, and protected....

WEDNESDAY: Hiking South Kaibab Trail to Ooh Aah Point

So today I hiked over 2 miles round trip beyond Ooh Aah Point of the South Kaibab Trail of the Grand Canyon, here are a few views that you can't see from the rim...

WEDNESDAY: Sunrise & Elk at Grand Canyon

I awoke at 5:20am to catch the sun rise over the canyon. Right outside our lodge was a 6 point elk bull grazing. Good Morning. Wow, an honor. Birds were chirping to greet the sun. Lots of wildlife awake, and some other humans too :)

TUESDAY: Grand Canyon Sunset and Moonrise

Once checked in and after dinner, i chased down the sun to Hopi Point. Unfortunately once the sun is setting it makes for dull sunset head on, in my opinion, because the canyon gets silhouetted and you can not really tell that is what you are looking at, but after, at dusk the sun casts pastel hues across the canyon.  I tried to capture both.  And bonus,  the moon was rising, amidst the pink sky.

TUESDAY: Grand Canyon Arrival

After a 2+ hr drive to the Grand Canyon, we arrived at the east entrance to the south rim- Desert View -first view of the Canyon and the Colorado river... then once at Mather Point got my "best shot"  and then at Thunderbird lodge (on the rim) greeted by a baby mule deer as we checked in. Awesome.

TUESDAY: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Tuesday morning - we set out for the Grand Canyon with a stop along the way- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. A few shots below, showing life after lava...

MONDAY: Sedona Trolley at Sunset

Tonight we took the trolley tour of the canyons to the west. wow. very cool. One of the highlights was seeing one of the four vortex sites of Sedona in Boynton Canyon. Far and close up shots below. Also a storm in the distance.