Through this walk, you will see the trees in the Grand Canyon, its struggle, story, fall, and majesty.
If there is any place on Earth that puts into perspective the grandiosity of Mother Nature, it is the Grand Canyon. — USA Today
“So grand a statement, even for nature to make” wrote one visitor.
The drought tolerant yucca plant was one of the most widely used plants by the prehistoric inhabitants of the canyon area.
Somehow “Grand” does not tell how truly incomprehensible this canyon is. …no word is really adequate to describe this amazing creation of nature. — National Park Service
The depth of the canyon is over a mile (6,000 feet or 1,800 meters). Larry, our sunset tour guy, said,”If you want to hike all the way down, you need to bring your camping gear, stay down there overnight, then hike back up the next day. You know… when I mentioned this to my tour group last time, a guy asked, ‘Is there an elevator?'”
Over five million people visit the park each year; summer is the park’s busiest season.
This week Jo is taking us for a fabulous walk in Yarmouth.
Have a great week! 🙂
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86 thoughts on “Monday Walk: Trees in Grand Canyon”
Oh Amy, your photos here are truly magnificent. Your highlights of the trees are so awesome, and a lovely way to capture the winds of all times. And the grandiosity of these canyons can be overwhelming, so your choices and techniques for embracing them is superb. Brava! 🙂
You’re so right, Jet the grandiosity was difficult to capture, but the focus of trees (and travelers — my previous post) made it fun to embrace. It’s always wonderful to hear your feedback. Thank you so much, Jet. 🙂
All fabulous shots, Amy. I so would love to go to the Grand Canyon. We see similar trees in Utah. Their shapes reveal the struggles to survive and make them even more beautiful!
OH AMY! These images just blow me away! I can feel the majestic power through them, for they project perfectly through your eyes!! I LOVE how you focused on trees in every photo. The drama you portrayed leaves me with my Heart in my throat. Gorgeous post, my friend, and just perfect!! How I LOVE coming here! Love, Amy ❤
It can get up to 105 F in the summer, the heat down at the canyon is unbearable, I heard. But, August is GC’s busiest time. 😕
Thank you for liking these tree images. 🙂
These photos are truly amazing. I really like the sunset photo, but I also love the way you are showing the motion and directionality of the trees. When I look at your photos I realize I need some new semantics to adequately describe what I’m seeing.
I bet you are right as when I’ve been in Tucson in August the sunsets are unbelievable with tons of deep reds, hot pinks and purples. Maybe it is the heat?
What a great way of showing the grand canyon, a unique one I think, the trees are incredible, they are great shapes and I I think you are so right about the way they grow.
Fantastic shots Amy, the tree in the foreground is great and leads your eye out to the backdrop which is the canyon. I particularly love the shot with the single tree at the top of the canyon which really shows the grand scale of the whole place and the smallness of the tree. Beautiful… another one for the bucket list! 🙂
I’m humbled by your comment, Kaz! The single tree at the top of the rock is my favorite too. I took this shot while were hiking down; I turned around and looked up this tree. I knew I had to capture this one. Glad GC is on your bucket list. Thank you so much for your encouraging feedback! 🙂
Loving the photos of the canyon! Like how you have used the trees, it really (help) tell the story of the size of the canyon and it is a natural focal point to first draw you attention before you go deeper into the picture. Beautiful!
I would not like to walk all the way down. When we visited, we walked down for a couple of hours, starting about 6am, then back up and that was enough for me. The elevator comment took my breath away!
I have some very similar tree shots Amy 🙂 Those pines are tenacious plants aren’t they, clinging to the rock face like they do. An extraordinary place. You have captured it well.
Oh my goodness those are terrific photos. The one before last: I could look at that for ages. Throughout, you really captured the battle that has been going on for aeons; the trees versus the elements.
So gorgeous, and those are great shots.
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I took many photos of the trees, had hard time to pick for the post. Thank you, Mary! 🙂
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Great shots, Amy! 🙂 Apart from the trees, I admire the vistas.
Have a great week,
Pit
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Thank you, Pit! No word can describe… So glad I can share these photos with you.
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Oh to stand at the edge of that cliff! Sigh!
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Some people walk up to the edge of the cliff… Thank you, Dr. Hb!
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Oh Amy, your photos here are truly magnificent. Your highlights of the trees are so awesome, and a lovely way to capture the winds of all times. And the grandiosity of these canyons can be overwhelming, so your choices and techniques for embracing them is superb. Brava! 🙂
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You’re so right, Jet the grandiosity was difficult to capture, but the focus of trees (and travelers — my previous post) made it fun to embrace. It’s always wonderful to hear your feedback. Thank you so much, Jet. 🙂
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Beauties all that remind me of the splendor of one of our national treasures. I was there decades ago and its spiritual effects still linger.
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Thank you, Sally. We visited there 15 years ago. It was so hot, I didn’t enjoyed like I did this time.
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All fabulous shots, Amy. I so would love to go to the Grand Canyon. We see similar trees in Utah. Their shapes reveal the struggles to survive and make them even more beautiful!
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Thank you, Cathy! These trees do reveal the struggles…
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I’m always mesmerized by those unique trees and love the way in which you captured them. That last photo is stunning.
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The last shot was taken when we were there waiting to see the orange sunset sky. 🙂 Thank you, Ingrid!
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Amazing, Amy – a walk you want to walk again and again… 😀
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Yes, again and again… Thank you, Drake. 🙂
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Where’s the “love” button?
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Thank you for the high praise, Emilio! 🙂
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Hard place to photograph and you did beautifully!
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The grandiosity is difficult to capture. Thank you so much for your compliment, Cindy! 🙂
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Very dramatic !
Leslie
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It really is… Glad to share it with you. Thank you for visiting, Leslie!
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OH AMY! These images just blow me away! I can feel the majestic power through them, for they project perfectly through your eyes!! I LOVE how you focused on trees in every photo. The drama you portrayed leaves me with my Heart in my throat. Gorgeous post, my friend, and just perfect!! How I LOVE coming here! Love, Amy ❤
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Awww… Thank you so much for your praise, Amy! Your compliment made these photos even more special to me. ❤
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My Heart smiles, Amy!!! ❤
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How interesting how all flora changes in this type of weather; the trees are different, and shrubs are bit more scare, aren’t they?
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You’re right, some of the shrubs are scary… The twist of the tree trunks are so different than any trees I have ever seen.
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Magnificent photos, Amy!
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Thank you, Angeline! Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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Trees are fabulous. The Grand Canyon is spectacular. Your photos are awesome. Thanks for sharing, Amy. Smiles. Reinhold
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Thank you, Reinhold. So glad you enjoyed these photos.
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This walk looks amazing and the first picture is gorgeous !! I love the angle 🙂
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The shape of the first tree is so unreal… So glad you like it. 🙂
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your photographs capture the magnificence of the Grand Canyon! truly a nature wonder. 🙂 thanks for sharing 🙂
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It’s hard to capture its grandiosity. Thank you for letting me share these tree photos with you, Lola. 🙂
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I imagine it would be a killer in the summer, Amy! Your trees are absolutely stunning. You showcase them so well against that incredible background. 🙂
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It can get up to 105 F in the summer, the heat down at the canyon is unbearable, I heard. But, August is GC’s busiest time. 😕
Thank you for liking these tree images. 🙂
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These photos are truly amazing. I really like the sunset photo, but I also love the way you are showing the motion and directionality of the trees. When I look at your photos I realize I need some new semantics to adequately describe what I’m seeing.
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I’m flattered by your comment. The place is immense, that makes difficult to photograph. Thank you so much for your feedback. 🙂
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Thanks for devoting so much time to make us visit this beautiful place on earth. All posts on Grand canyon are so special.
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Thank your for spending time here, Rashmi. It wasn’t easy to take good photos in GC because of its majesty.
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I can see that. You have done it easily.
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Gorgeous Amy! My favorite one is the lone tree and the sunset! Wow.
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The sunset was gorgeous in GC. I heard that the best sunset scene is in August, when its over 100 F 🙂
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I bet you are right as when I’ve been in Tucson in August the sunsets are unbelievable with tons of deep reds, hot pinks and purples. Maybe it is the heat?
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All wonderful photos, Amy. I’d be happy to walk down and camp overnight. I’d prefer the express helicopter back up, though. 🙂
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I’ll ask Larry to make a special arrangement. I love to hear his response. 🙂
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What a great way of showing the grand canyon, a unique one I think, the trees are incredible, they are great shapes and I I think you are so right about the way they grow.
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Each tree has its own unique shape and form. So glad I could share these tree photos with you, Leanne.
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Your images are GORGEOUS! Both the sweeping landscapes and the individual trees are breathtaking to behold! Yay! Thanks for taking me on this walk
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Thank you for visiting, Lisa! I think the wind, drought, sands had shaped and re-shaped these trees.
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Fantastic shots Amy, the tree in the foreground is great and leads your eye out to the backdrop which is the canyon. I particularly love the shot with the single tree at the top of the canyon which really shows the grand scale of the whole place and the smallness of the tree. Beautiful… another one for the bucket list! 🙂
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I’m humbled by your comment, Kaz! The single tree at the top of the rock is my favorite too. I took this shot while were hiking down; I turned around and looked up this tree. I knew I had to capture this one. Glad GC is on your bucket list. Thank you so much for your encouraging feedback! 🙂
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Thanks for your lovely photos Amy 🙂
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Loving the photos of the canyon! Like how you have used the trees, it really (help) tell the story of the size of the canyon and it is a natural focal point to first draw you attention before you go deeper into the picture. Beautiful!
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Gorgeous beauty in these captures of trees and majestic landscapes!
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Thank you for your comment, Tiny! Glad you enjoyed the landscapes. 🙂
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Grand Canyon always displays extraordinary natural. Unique
All amazing photos. Thank you
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I agree, Evsetia! Thank you for visiting. 🙂
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Your photos are stunning. Now I have travel fever…
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Thank you! Happy to see you. 🙂
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Gorgeous pictures Amy! I have the Grand Canyon on my list of must-see places… 🙂
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Glad I could share these photos with you, Meg. Thank you! 🙂
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I like the shapes of the trees! Beautiful!
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The shapes of trees are so different. Thank you for commenting, Aletta! 🙂
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those tree images are magnificent!!
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These trees have endured a lot… Thank you, Cybele.:)
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I’m not sure I have words to state how phenomenal your photos are. The 5th one took my breath away!
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Thank you, Tree! They have endured so much…
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Truly some great shots Amy!
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Thank you for spending time here, LuAnn! 🙂
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Wonderful idea for a post and gorgeous photos!
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Thank you for reading! I have never seen trees like I did in GC.
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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I would not like to walk all the way down. When we visited, we walked down for a couple of hours, starting about 6am, then back up and that was enough for me. The elevator comment took my breath away!
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Stunning!
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I have some very similar tree shots Amy 🙂 Those pines are tenacious plants aren’t they, clinging to the rock face like they do. An extraordinary place. You have captured it well.
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Are they magnificent?! Thank you for your kind comment, Jude! I’d love to see your shots. 🙂
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http://wp.me/pL5Ms-136 and http://wp.me/pL5Ms-15b
are my GC posts – not as many trees in them though as I thought 🙂
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Hi Amy!
Been there once – on a whim. Would love to go again with the whole fam. I think the kids would find it just as amazing as I did.
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Beautiful and unique photos of such a famous sight!
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Thank you 🙂
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Oh my goodness those are terrific photos. The one before last: I could look at that for ages. Throughout, you really captured the battle that has been going on for aeons; the trees versus the elements.
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Thank you for stopping by, Denzil! Appreciate your compliment. 🙂
A great place to take photo.
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