last month, i went up to arizona to visit sharena. we took a few days to visit the grand canyon, which i had never seen.

we spent one day hiking along the canyon edge (on the south side) to various lookout points and the following day we hiked a few miles into the canyon.

i was blown away by the size and colors. it was also cool to learn how old all the layers of earth are that we were looking at. ~another good opportunity to put things in perspective.

they have free entertainment each evening and we enjoyed a talk about ravens. a park ranger wove some facts about the lives of ravens into some fun stories that could be enjoyed by all ages.

ravens have a special place in my heart because my sister once called me ‘brother raven’ in a poem and that became my original dj name.

we saw a couple ravens do some acrobatic flying, as mentioned in the talk the night before, and one took a few minutes to pose for pictures.

after seeing so much beauty that guatemala has to offer, it was cool to see something in the u.s.

view more of my grand canyon photos.