National Parks of USA

[Ewelina Wajgert]

One moment later we stay on the edge of Grand Canyon. We are stunned of it beauty, immensity, majesty. Vertical cliffs fall steeply down. The Canyon is averaging 4000 feet deep for its entire 277 miles and it is 6000 feet deep at its deepest point. On the first Photo you can perceive in the background ribbon of Little Canyon.

[Ewelina Wajgert]

1. By the way I take a picture of agave. It's about 3-4 m high
2. Below you see one of trails that leads to the bottom of Canyon
3. Pine (Pinus aristata) fighting for live

[Ragged Robin]

Ewelina, yet more amazing photos and I was so pleased to revisit the Grand Canyon having stood on the edge as you did - an awe inspiring moment.  However, your tree in the final photo is quite remarkable and really shows how tenacious they are...here, in the Alps in Switzerland I see trees growing in the most precarious places with virtually no foothold yet they survive and outlive us all 

[Armin]

Ewelina, one day I must go there!

[Ewelina Wajgert]

1. The rocks next to Bright Angel Lodge are white.
2. Bright Angel Lodge stand on the Edge of canyon
3. Behind the building we have view of canyon. From here go the Bright Angel Trail down. These group of trees down is Indian Garden. This is only half way down.
4. We begin to descend, the trail meander with switchbacks
5. From trail we admire canyon in sunset beam
6. Here you see how much great effort put people into building the trail. It is cut from wall out.

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Leaving National Park we go trough forest. By the way we meet interesting plants

1. Lupinus lepidus
2. Oxytropis
3. Convolvulus

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Near by Flagstaff is Walnut Canyon National Monumet. In the walls are located ancient indian households.

[Ewelina Wajgert]

A bit farther we have next attraction to visit - Meteor Crater, this is 1 miles in diameter.

[Ragged Robin]

The rocks next to Bright Angel Lodge are white

What a wonderful contrast to the reds - is it limestone? Amazing to have cut out that pathway.  Lovely images Ewelina and very thought provoking especially the meteor crater 

[Ewelina Wajgert]

What a wonderful contrast to the reds - is it limestone? Amazing to have cut out that pathway.  Lovely images Ewelina and very thought provoking especially the meteor crater 

I think so, this is limestone.

especially the meteor crater 

Crater has arised 49000 years ago. This hole is 570 feet deep. Embankment was formed within 10 seconds from 300 000 000 tons of rocks.
In museum you can see sliver of metorite and cabin of Apollo's astronauts, that made here practice before expedition to moon.

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Painted Desert and Petrified Forest are today one national park that is located on both sides of Hwy 40. The north part make multicoloured cones and canyons up. Supplement of iron make colour from orange to red, sulphur - yellow, comounds of copper - blue and green, mangan and carbon - black, limestone - white. The rock are hard, even though they look as they spill.

Is this our planet still?

[David Nicholson]

Really wonderful to be able to see these sights Ewelina, many thanks for posting them.

[Armin]

Very impressive valley and rocks! Wunderful world

[Ewelina Wajgert]

It's only half of our trip. I hope next photos are interesting for you too.

Thank you for you kind comments

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Painted Desert and Petrified Forest are today one national park

On south part we find 200 milions years old petrified trunks. They come from trias (?) and lie in national park.