Page Six: The Grand Canyon
After arrival at the Canyon, you will receive your complimentary Freedom Tour of the rim. On the second day of your stay at the Canyon, you may want to take the free shuttle bus that goes along the rim and ride to one of the last scenic overlooks. Work your way back to the train depot stopping at as many of the overlooks as you choose. There are different sights to see at each stop.
Colossus of canyons - the Grand Canyon is the most recognized canyon in the world. It is one of planet earth's greatest landmarks and the only one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World to be located in North America. More than 4 million people visit the canyon each year making it the most visited national park in the United States. People of all races and countries from around the world come to see the canyon, yet it's grandeur and magnificence seem to affect all of humanity in a similar manner, binding us together with a recognition of its timelessness and our short existence. Carved through the millennia by a single thread of water, it seems as though you have to constantly refocus your eyes, and your thoughts, to absorb the view and its meaning. With each passing hour, visitors are witness to a new and different look as the elements and colors constantly change, yet stay the same.
Grand Canyon National Park is a fascinating place and people have wanted to experience standing on the rim first hand for as long as people could travel, however, it wasn't made a national park until 1919. Grand Canyon National Park of today owes its existence to the foresight of earlier generations who wanted to protect it as an American landmark that could be shared for decades to come. Perhaps they recognized the Grand Canyon as a metaphor for America itself - vast, untamed, endless possibility, rough, beautiful, full of character.
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