Expectations

I drove home from Arizona on Tuesday via a rather zig – zig – zaggedy route.  I veered from my route the first time to go to the Grand Canyon.  I followed Interstate 40 for 30 miles, only to find out that the road to the Grand Canyon was closed due to an accident.  I turned around and retraced the 30 miles, deciding along the way that I would visit the meteor crater.  I had a nice visit there and upon leaving I decided that I still had time to see the Grand Canyon and could get there via another route!  I arrived at the Grand Canyon about an hour and a half before sunset.  They canyon is always a place full of color and I imagined that sunset would just add to the dimension of color.

Walking toward the canyon I reminisced about how wonderful it was when I was able to see it for the first time when Mom and I went.  As the canyon came into view it was as spectacular as the first time I saw it.  I could see the beautiful rock layers and the river below.  But I was really taken aback when I looked to the West and saw not the colors that I expected but rather a darkening succession of canyon walls.  It was stunning.  It was nothing like what I expected but it took my breath away!