A panoramic feast for the eyes and a stimulus for the soul, Arizona’s Grand Canyon appears as if one has been transplanted onto another planet. This National World Heritage Site with its imposing red, yellow, and beige sandstone and limestone rock formations was created millions of years ago by the miraculous hand of nature.
It is one experience to view this wondrous landscape from above along the rim, but it is even more memorable to be hiking on the designated paths below for a more intimate and personable experience. My hour-long hike down Bright Angel’s Trail inside the canyon made me feel a part of the landscape itself.
Organized by Caravan Tours, a 63-year-old family-run company, my two-night stay at Thunderbird Lodge on the Grand Canyon’s South Rim was just the beginning of my journey to some of the spectacular natural wonders through Arizona, Utah, and Nevada via a comfy escorted bus tour along with 46 mature and young-at-heart adults.
