The internet connection here is horrible!! I need a minimum of 15 min to log in and msn just dont seem to work! Well maybe thats what happens when you are at very high altitude 0.0
So far i have already experienced sunrise and sunset at grand canyon, coz we really have to make full use of the days we have before work starts..
Sunrise was really beautiful, i woke up at around 415am to meet the guys, while the rest of the girls were still in dreamland..the morning wind was quite chilly but very refreshing..saw a deer eating grass again when i stepped out of my dorm..maybe thats what they do before sunrise and after sunset..hahas =) By 5am there was already streaks of white in the sky, and you can see tiny rays on the horizon. It took a long time for the sun to appear above the horizon, but it just took minutes for the whole sun to rise up..sitting on the cold rocks surrounding the south rim, you can see the canyon slowly lit up by the 1st rays of the sun..at the start there were only dark sihoulettes, but soon you can make out the different parts of the canyon and the layers of rocks..There was a piece of cloud right above the sun, and it changed from white to pink to yellow to orange as the sun slowly rise up =D
Sunset was equally astonishing, never did i had a chance to look at sunset so closely, such that the sun was really right in front of you. There were almost no clouds in the sky, and you can every minute change in the surroundings as the sun went down. We went on the sunset tour to have a better view of the sunset, and it was really worthwhile. Also, as employees we got to go for a lot of tours for free! =) We chose this spot that was dangerous and yet beautiful. Basically we sat at the edge of this cliff, such that our legs were really dangling off the cliff, it was quite scarey coz the part that we sat was quite steep and it was a vertical 90 degrees cliff from the bottom of the canyon! But it offered the best view! =) Initially it was very bright but as the sun went down, the orange circle slowly disappeared into the horizon, leaving behind a golden-orange after glow..=) It's really hard to describe how breath-taking it was, but nobody said anything during the process and everybody just sat quietly, embracing the natural wonders of the world.. i was quite touched when i saw it..strange..heh =)
