Upon stepping outside, it is evident just how much humans have taken over the land. Since the Neolithic Revolution, a time in which humans began to establish permanent homes, people have replaced trees with homes and fields with roads. Luckily, some places in this world remain untouched. These places contain the same amount of wonder-inducing surroundings as they did 5,000 years ago. Among them is the Grand Canyon. The expertly carved and painted cliffs in the canyon transported me and my family to a different world.
Upon arriving, my siblings and I were exhausted from the long trip. We had driven through a never-ending desert whose landscape had as much variation as the houses in a middle-class neighborhood. As our rental SUV pulled into the parking lot, I wondered with impatience if the trip would be worth what we were about to see. I stepped out of the car and breathed in the cold, windy desert air. My dry lips were not used to the arid climate yet. We walked over a long stone path dotted with shrubs to see the spectacle as the wind whistled in my ear and plucked my hood off my head. …show more content…
I joined the crowd and got my first look at the Canyon. Needless to say, it was well worth the wait. I usually wasn’t one to fall in love with nature, but this infinite labyrinth was extraordinary. It was so large and deep that I developed a headache while trying to make sense of what I was seeing. The rest of my family was awestruck as well. We smiled as we snapped photos of each other in front of the rocky
Upon arriving, my siblings and I were exhausted from the long trip. We had driven through a never-ending desert whose landscape had as much variation as the houses in a middle-class neighborhood. As our rental SUV pulled into the parking lot, I wondered with impatience if the trip would be worth what we were about to see. I stepped out of the car and breathed in the cold, windy desert air. My dry lips were not used to the arid climate yet. We walked over a long stone path dotted with shrubs to see the spectacle as the wind whistled in my ear and plucked my hood off my head. …show more content…
I joined the crowd and got my first look at the Canyon. Needless to say, it was well worth the wait. I usually wasn’t one to fall in love with nature, but this infinite labyrinth was extraordinary. It was so large and deep that I developed a headache while trying to make sense of what I was seeing. The rest of my family was awestruck as well. We smiled as we snapped photos of each other in front of the rocky