Monday, 3 August 2015

Flying in a storm over the Grand Canyon

We have both flown over the Grand Canyon in a commercial airline flight, but to travel over this magnificent spectacle at 13000ft was nothing but awesome. Travelling from Las Vegas over the Hoover Dam to the South Rim of the Canyon was an incredible experience. We then boarded a six seater helicopter to take us down into the valley itself, to take in the glorious colours of the valley, following the Colorado River meandering like a giant snake in the floor of the valley.



The colours of the cliff walls, danced as the sun gave way to a thunderstorm and then reappeared, while we watched from the edge of the escarpment.


We had quite a frightening trip home, as we watched the storm get closer. The plane dipped and dived, and we held our stomachs as the pilot skillfully delivered us to the airport











Storm coming

Rough ride home

Storm over Grand Canyon



Sunset over Vegas



Flying over Hoover Dam

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