--- In [email protected], "hugheshugo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > On a similar note the IMAX cinema at Londons science > museum refused to show a film about evolution because > sponsors (fundy christians) objected. The things humans do in the name of religion. Really. I live in an area that was embroiled in similar religious conflicts for centuries. First there was the Catholic-heretic period, and then the Catholic-Protestant period. Both left their scars on the mindscape.
