Day Seven – Monday 21st April
Grand
Canyon
(Grand Canyon)
Unfortunately
no picture can truly capture the magnificent, jaw dropping nature of the Grand
Canyon, which if I’m being honest didn’t seem real. Part of me felt as if
someone was holding up a giant green screen that would be pulled away at any
second. However it felt a little like the other tourists were ruining the
experience, especially when we reached the Grand Canyon Village Historic
District with the hotels and lodges and ice cream shop, it made the whole place
feel manufactured and controlled. As I was standing looking over the edge I felt
like I wanted to experience the Grand Canyon as the settlers travelling west
must have done, with no other people around, in a true state of wilderness,
with no barriers and designed viewing points. It all felt fabricated once
again, giving the illusion of being out in the wild but it was still a
controlled environment with designed paths, animal control and gift shops. I
just wish for even a few minutes it could have been me alone standing by the
Grand Canyon in its true natural state before people took control over it.
The toilets in the National Park
told the tale of the water issues facing the South West, because they were just
holes in the ground, even the urinals, as so to not waste water on flushing,
and they only offered bacterial hand wash not sinks to properly wash your
hands.
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