Grand is not a strong enough adjective. When you first see the canyon the best adjective is the much misused word, awesome. For the vastness, the sheer drops down, the extraordinary colours of the layers of rocks, the endless hills and ridges, shapes and structures, all with their own names like ‘Battleship’ or ‘Vishnu Temple’, which rise up wherever your eye turns, it all takes your breath away. It is truly awesome. And certainly emotional. It is the only scene of creation I have known that brings tears to your eyes.
As well as the beauty, there is also a generosity about the way the canyon has been kept.
