tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post6697885052442787690..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: GRAND CANYON -- JUST A HOLE IN THE GROUND? Joaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-85540166241587719742021-02-24T16:13:15.337-08:002021-02-24T16:13:15.337-08:00Enjoy the Suite, you can visit virtually. Enjoy the Suite, you can visit virtually. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-91749950611291740982021-02-24T12:58:18.107-08:002021-02-24T12:58:18.107-08:00Oh my, I envy you so much for all those visits to ...Oh my, I envy you so much for all those visits to the Grand Canyon. It is something I've always wanted to do and especially after listening to The Grand Canyon Suite. I never tire of listening to it. Thanks for sharing your concerns. I will keep my self attuned to that. All the best ... Goldendaze-Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823572794470671309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-63416095826875290412021-02-24T09:53:13.125-08:002021-02-24T09:53:13.125-08:00Hope you’re able to visit those spectacular Parks....Hope you’re able to visit those spectacular Parks. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-59182509786835905872021-02-24T09:51:18.737-08:002021-02-24T09:51:18.737-08:00Glad you’ve been able to enjoy the Grand Canyon an...Glad you’ve been able to enjoy the Grand Canyon and enjoy Grofe’s Suite.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-68803598193003959092021-02-24T08:51:33.883-08:002021-02-24T08:51:33.883-08:00The canyon is on my bucket list along with Yellows...The canyon is on my bucket list along with Yellowstone, Yosemite, and countless other wonders in the western US.PiedTypehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479241896115412501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-42034166121415767752021-02-24T08:26:53.541-08:002021-02-24T08:26:53.541-08:00Thanks for stimulating memories of two great visit...Thanks for stimulating memories of two great visits to the Grand Canyon, and reminding me of Ferde Grofé's great music. I have a CD and will go and get it right now!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-58805889924399985812021-02-23T20:42:35.866-08:002021-02-23T20:42:35.866-08:00Hope you’re able to visit the Grand Canyon one of ...Hope you’re able to visit the Grand Canyon one of these years. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-56368139196756755692021-02-23T12:01:21.206-08:002021-02-23T12:01:21.206-08:00Jenny and I have been through the Rockies on the R...Jenny and I have been through the Rockies on the Rocky Mountaineer but we've never been to the Grand Canyon. It looks amazing. I'd like to see it before I breathe my last.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-71879617525457043322021-02-22T15:46:21.485-08:002021-02-22T15:46:21.485-08:00Glad you enjoyed this piece.Glad you enjoyed this piece.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-63325717086236703662021-02-22T14:14:39.964-08:002021-02-22T14:14:39.964-08:00What a wonderful rich entry. Thank you so much. ...What a wonderful rich entry. Thank you so much. And yes, I followed all your links.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-16945336027020979012021-02-22T09:27:41.822-08:002021-02-22T09:27:41.822-08:00Wish you could have visited the Grand Canyon but y...Wish you could have visited the Grand Canyon but you may virtually and with the Suite. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-59463747306081565152021-02-22T03:21:33.700-08:002021-02-22T03:21:33.700-08:00From the time I could read cowboy stories, the Gra...From the time I could read cowboy stories, the Grand Canyon has fascinated me and I had always wanted to visit. Finance and time constraints however prevented my visiting it during two visits to the USA. The music is fascinating. Thank you for introducing me to it.Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-53977483795475582872021-02-21T11:58:50.386-08:002021-02-21T11:58:50.386-08:00I wholeheartedly agree, Kay! I wholeheartedly agree, Kay! Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-22907322060106164182021-02-21T11:57:56.313-08:002021-02-21T11:57:56.313-08:00Yes, he was busy trying to open up all sorts of pr...Yes, he was busy trying to open up all sorts of protected areas including offshore, in Alaska to name just a couple, also shrinking the size of one site as I recall. I expect he’ll continue to advocate for that with those monied groups behind him lobbying our Congresspersons and other government officials. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-21974603883167002612021-02-21T11:53:00.750-08:002021-02-21T11:53:00.750-08:00You must have had some wonderful experiences there...You must have had some wonderful experiences there. I can appreciate the desire for wilderness quiet though i don't recall seeing or hearing planes or helicopters any of the times we were there other than the flight we took. I look at the advisability of that activity quite differently now.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-55764062893361327852021-02-21T11:47:05.492-08:002021-02-21T11:47:05.492-08:00Yes, I thought i read flights had been ended at th...Yes, I thought i read flights had been ended at the Canyon, but I couldn’t find that stipulation when I did a quick search for this piece. Your flight would have been a fun experience. We took a tour flight. <br /><br />When we were flying ourselves some we once flew over NYC following the Hudson River in a Cessna. My husband only had a visual flight license when a storm developed and began Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-90829983928611839192021-02-21T11:37:11.958-08:002021-02-21T11:37:11.958-08:00Thanks, Nance! We all and those in the future wil...Thanks, Nance! We all and those in the future will benefit.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-18603706128351870312021-02-21T10:49:18.656-08:002021-02-21T10:49:18.656-08:00I hope all our national parks are protected foreve...I hope all our national parks are protected forever for our children, grandchildren and other descendants. It was very scary for us to see how the former president kept trying to take away those protections.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-41469942324879601092021-02-21T09:41:20.581-08:002021-02-21T09:41:20.581-08:00I remember friends telling me of those mules hangi...I remember friends telling me of those mules hanging their heads over the edge. That made it certain I would never take that trip. How horrifying that would be for someone terrified of heights.<br />I am appalled to learn that 45 wanted to commercialize and mine the Canyon. Thank God he is gone. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-45623012890809003322021-02-21T07:35:36.590-08:002021-02-21T07:35:36.590-08:00I've been there multiple times, the first with...I've been there multiple times, the first with small children. The last time I was very uncomfortable being there with an odd sensation of wanting to jump and watching a helicopter retrieve a body of a woman who did exactly that. Some do come to commit suicide but for some, it's an odd feeling of that huge depth and how final it would be. A mystical place. One of my memories is returning Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-61757574861144678452021-02-21T07:17:56.857-08:002021-02-21T07:17:56.857-08:00How wonderful that you had the opportunity to visi...How wonderful that you had the opportunity to visit "The Canyon" on so many occasions, experiencing the various weather and lighting conditions. Wow!<br /><br />You mentioned the restrictions on ground travel that were later implemented. Air travel was also restricted, the last I knew (not recent knowledge, at all). Shortly after Hunky Husband and I divorced, a friend (flight test Cop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-78322539327085793692021-02-21T07:08:04.945-08:002021-02-21T07:08:04.945-08:00Seeing the Grand Canyon is still on my List. Thank...Seeing the Grand Canyon is still on my List. Thank you for alerting me to the HB needing my support. I'm happy to do my part.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.com