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My wife will have to be very careful about how she answers questions about her most recent trip to one of the seven wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon.\u00a0 I had been several years ago and was so utterly excited to share with her the magnanimous sight that it is.\u00a0 But after hours at the rim, if my wife is asked if she’s ever been to the Grand Canyon, the answer would surely be yes.\u00a0 If, however, she is asked if she’s ever seen the Grand Canyon, well then the answer would sadly be a resounding no.<\/p>\n

Wait, been there but haven’t seen it?\u00a0 One would think it would be hard to hide a hole in the ground that’s literally the size of a mountain range.\u00a0 Indeed one would think it – but not the case.\u00a0 Visiting the Canyon at this time of year can have its challenges.\u00a0 We surely acknowledged the flimsy sign we read as we passed through the admission checkpoint into the national park.\u00a0 It read, “Visibility Limited, no Refunds.”\u00a0 Limited?\u00a0 What could limited actually mean?\u00a0 In the snow and dense fog and cloud cover that we hiked to get to the rim it began to be painfully obvious, for in my recollection, you could already appreciate the breathtaking awe of the hole as you approached it by foot.\u00a0 It wasn’t like something you had to peer over the edge to find – the Canyon is miles wide and over a mile deep!\u00a0 So as we got to the railing, the sadness overwhelmed.\u00a0 The hole was gone!\u00a0 We were staring into a cloud.<\/p>\n

They say pictures do not to the Canyon justice.\u00a0 In this case, they will have to suffice at least for my wife.\u00a0 That is, until such time as we can return.\u00a0 How upsetting it was that we would travel so far to get to something many people see only once (if ever) in their life.\u00a0 Just an excuse to return I suppose, with child number two?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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