Monday, February 13, 2012

Winter at the Grand Canyon

The afternoon at the Grand Canyon yesterday was spectacular! It is always doubtful what the Canyon will look like on a stormy day: socked in with clouds or just overcast with no sun light. We were lucky! Snow flurries moved in and swept through the Canyon and the clouds broke to let the sun play with color and light on the cliff walls. Denise and I walked on the Rim Trail from Mather Point to Yaki Point, enjoying the pockets of solitude. We stuck around for sunset and a watched as the fog rolled in. How quickly the weather changed and the fog blew away for a few moments to let us see what it decided to reveal to us. Amazing!

snow blowing through





from Yaki Point


another flurry of snow, near Bright Angel trailhead

Lookout Studio



sheets of blowing snow far below

fog and susnet at Powell Point


drama!


2 comments:

maaretp said...

best gc pictures I've ever seen! kudos!

Russell Johnson said...

thanks, the weather made it spectacular!