04/18/2025
Kathryn’s Journal: AN-11 Grand Canyon
Just WOW! I knew it was big and would make my heart palpitate! Pictures I’ve seen may have better resolutions and settings, but none of them touched my entire being like seeing it in person♥️. How amazing it would be to just stake out a viewing position and photograph the same view through an entire day, watching shapes and shadows morph! This is another beautiful place in God’s Creation that I never dreamed I’d see in person and am so grateful.
I’ve loved seeing this wide land where so many Native peoples have lived for centuries. As well, I’ve really enjoyed meeting some of these people and learning more about their art and symbolism. While in a trading post in Cameron-on the eastern side of the GrandCanyon- I was learning from one of the salesmen, a Hopi clansman, who told me about the symbol on a lovely turquoise set. It is the Hopi symbol for friendship, derived from the common greeting shown in the photo below. He was delighted that I was so interested in the meanings and very willing to be photographed.
Always hoping to capture critters with my camera, there were many common small birds in the Canyon walls and , of course, the vultures were soaring on the wind currents, but no glimpses of large raptors. But I saw more lizards and did manage to walk near a Gopher snake when we were at Wupatki National Monument- a well preserved Pueblo ruin.
It was a grand day of seeing big things. Looking forward to more….
…our adventures continue♥️
