Our 2nd day at the Grand Canyon

We spent our second day walking and taking pictures of the western side of the South Rim... We also boarded a tour bus and did the "Sunset Tour". Here are a "FEW" of the pictures we took! 

Mr. P used his telephoto lens to get some close-ups of the Colorado River...

If you look closely you can see some rafters on the river...

On our way to catch the bus for the Sunset Tour...

Our awesome tour guide...

Sunset on the Grand Canyon...

Mrs. P took soooo many pictures at the Grand Canyon I will have to post them in groups... These are just from our first day!

We stayed in the National Forest at El Tovar, a lodge on the south rim of the canyon. It was built in 1905 and didn't even have an elevator... but the view from our balcony was awesome!

Here are "some" of the pictures from that first day... 

My first view of the Grand Canyon...

Our home for 3 days...

The Colorado River helped form the Canyon...

The "rapids" could be as high as 15 Ft...

Our Lodge...

Actually lived in by Hopi Native Americans...

Filled with beautiful Native American Crafts...

Some of the animals of the Grand Canyon...

Could this be Edgar Allan Poe's "Raven"?

One evening we came home from dinner and found this Elk nibbling on the lodge's front lawn!

Hello 2012 Parrots...

I haven't posted in quite a while.... Mr. P and I have been out "WEST"! We have been to the states of Arizona... Texas... and New Mexico. You know Mrs. P and her camera... I have probably taken almost 1000 photos. I thought I would post some of the many photos I have taken over the course of the next few days.

We started our journey flying to Phoenix, Arizona and driving to the breathtaking "Red Rocks" of Sedona. Then on to the Grand Canyon, El Paso, Texas, Las Cruces and Mesilla, New Mexico.

Get ready to travel out west!

The Red Rock of Sedona, Arizona

 

The town of Sedona.... Lots of shopping and beautiful views...

 The peaceful creek at L'Au Berge where we stayed...