--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "hugheshugo" > <richardhughes103@> wrote: > > > > I always liked the way scientists name stars etc. after > > the ancient myths, I didn't know about the GC though. > > Would love to see it someday, Ihear it,s over a mile > > to the bottom, I could take my mountain bike and have > > a scream! > > The Grand Canyon is pretty much on the "Don't Miss!" > list for planet Earth. It is beyond description. > That said, I'll try to describe it a little. :-) > > The first thing that gets you is the scale. You park > your car and walk out to the Rim, and there it is -- > infinity, all spread out in front of you, for your > amusement and edification. It's Art, in every sense > of the word, with time being the artist. > > When you go, do your share of hiking and biking on > the more-populated and more-popular South Rim, but > if you really want to feel the nature of the place > of power that Grand Canyon is, spend even more time > on the North Rim. It's hard to get to. It would take > you hours of driving to get there from South Rim. > But boy! is it worth it. > > Yes, it's a mile deep. If you're considering doing > any strenous hiking or biking, do read the guide- > lines provided by the Park Service. Especially > regarding water and carrying enough of it. Dozens > of people die there every year of dehydration, > many of them seasoned hikers from other countries > who are used to hiking long distances, but who > did not realize how much water they'd need in > a desert climate. > > Do go, when you have the chance. If you're > interested in the "power place" nature of the > canyon, consider renting a car and making it a > kind of driving pilgrimage to other power > places in the neighborhood ( the neighborhood > being several hundred miles wide, that is :-). > > One could, say, fly into Phoenix and rent a car > and drive up to South Rim. Then you could go up > to North Rim and from there swing through Bryce > Canyon and Zion, and/or head East and check out > Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley. If you're > really adventurous and want to explore a place > of power a little more ragged and gnarly, you > can go up to Chaco Canyon. > > Look these places up on the Net. Gaze at photos > of them. If they resonate with something inside > you, and you find yourself drawn to them, IMO > you might well benefit spiritually from visiting > them. >
Thanks for the inspirational writing. I'm sure I will benefit spiritually, meditating in dramatic landscapes far from the madding crowd always does it for me. I'm planning a US tour this year I shall pay the GC a visit and also the huge meteor crater in Arizona, that's always drawn me too. I lived in Israel just before learning to meditate and used to go hiking in the desert a lot, especially at night. Man it's so quiet even your breathing seems too loud. It's a mind expanding place and I always said I would return and meditate in a cave for a few months but never got around to it, maybe a US desert will have the same effect on the soul.
