Well, the plan worked perfectly. A quick drive from Vegas over to Williams, Arizona, and then North 50 miles to the South Rim portion of Grand Canyon National Park. I climbed on a helicopter at the national park airport:
We soared out over the Kaibab National Forest and out over the rim. By the way, anyone who thinks we don't have a lot of trees--or a lot of space--in this country should take this ride.
The flight is a difficult experience to describe in words, but a video clip does it all. It is during moments like these when one envies the eagles, who do this in silence and solitude, and do it every day.
On the other hand, you have to eat rodents. Oh, well....
Flying around in a noisy, throbbing bubble over scenery like this is a privilege. Given my health history recently, I don't take this or anything else for granted. That just makes it all the richer.
I hope everyone I know can do this flight. It is profound and thrilling !
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