We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona [ENG/ESP]

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Hello everyone in the Pinmapple community! Today I bring you a special post that I have been saving for the last minute because this was one of my last places to visit during my trip to the United States. It means a lot to me. So today I bring you with great pride what my experience was visiting The Grand Canyon. I made this visit with my sister who was the person who accompanied me during all these adventures around the country. We went on a very Thelma&Louise-style road trip together (or at least that's how it felt to me hahaha without the tragic ending). Join me on this journey.

Located in northern Arizona, The Grand Canyon is a large and tall rock formation that was generated over the years due to the constant erosion of the water passage of the Colorado River. Thanks to that, today we have a peculiar-looking plateau with different entrances and exits (downs and ups), with several layers of land that show its age and that reaches an area of about 16 km of territory. Therefore, this great giant is impossible to go unnoticed.

¡Hola a todos en la comunidad de Pinmapple! El día de hoy traigo una publicación especial que he estado reservando para el último momento pues este fue uno de mis últimos sitios en visitar durante mi viaje a Estados Unidos. Significa mucho para mí. Así que hoy les traigo con mucho orgullo lo que fue mí experiencia visitando El Gran Cañón. Esta visita la realicé junto a mí hermana quién fue la persona que me acompaño durante todas estas aventuras por el país. Nos fuimos juntas en un viaje por carretera muy al estilo de Thelma&Louise (o por lo menos así fue cómo yo lo sentí jajaja sin el final trágico). Acompáñame en este recorrido.

Ubicado al norte de Arizona, El Gran Cañón es una formación rocosa de gran tamaño y altura que se generó por el pasar de los años debido a la constante erosión del paso de agua del río Colorado. Gracias a eso hoy se tiene una meseta de aspecto peculiar con diferentes entradas y salidas (bajadas y subidas), con varias capas de tierra que exhiben la edad de la misma y que alcanza una extensión de unos 16 km de territorio. Por lo cual este gran gigante es imposible de pasar desapercibido.

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For this trip my sister and I prepared in the following way. We filled the car with enough gasoline, we prepared food to have on the trip (sandwiches, snacks, water, chocolates, drinks, etc.), we left well dressed because it was winter and in Arizona it was much colder, we all arrived with documents, cash and cards, tool box (from the car), charging for phones and chargers, extra change of clothes, among other things. It is important to go well prepared because when crossing another state (from Nevada to Arizona in this case) and on a medium-long trip like this one, one must be ready for anything. This territory is also home to the native Hualapai Indians. The park is divided into three large tourist areas: The Hualapai Reserve, Guano Point and Skywalk (overlooking Eagle Point, a rock formation shaped like an eagle).

We left Nevada around 9 am. A little late because traffic caught us and we lost some time buying some things. However, we arrived in Arizona in good time. Around midday. We noticed right away that it had snowed because the road was full of snow and the entire plateau was too. I don't know if the photographs do it justice but it was a beautiful image. Before arriving at the reserve, which is where you have to park to buy tickets to access the park, we got off so I could get to know the snow. It was very nice and I know it may not be that surprising to others but I was very happy.

Para este viaje mi hermana y yo nos preparamos de la siguiente manera. Llenamos el carro con suficiente gasolina, preparamos comida para tener en el viaje (sandwiches, bocadillos, agua, chocolates, bebidas, etc.), nos fuimos bien abrigadas porque era invierno y en Arizona hacia mucho más frío, llegamos todos nos documentos, efectivo y tarjetas, caja de herramientas (del carro), carga en teléfonos y cargadores, muda de ropa extra, entre otras cosas. Es importante irse bien preparado pues al cruzar otro estado (de Nevada a Arizona en este caso) y en un viaje medianamente largo cómo este, uno debe estar listo para todo. Este territorio también es hogar de los indios nativos Hualapai. El parque se divide en tres grandes zonas turísticas: La reserva Hualapai, el Punto Guano y Skywalk (con vista al punto del Aguila, una formación rocosa con forma de aguila).

Salimos de Nevada a eso de las 9 am. Algo tarde porque nos agarró tráfico y perdimos algo de tiempo comprando algunas cosas. Sin embargo llegamos a buen tiempo a Arizona. Alrededor del mediodía. Notamos de inmediato que había nevado porque la carretera estaba llena de nieve y toda la meseta también lo estaba. No sé si las fotografías le hacen justicia pero era una imagen preciosa. Antes de llegar a la reserva qué es donde debes estacionarte para comprar los boletos para acceder al parque, nos bajamos para que yo conociera la nieve. Fue muy lindo y sé que puede no ser tan sorprendente para otros pero yo estaba muy feliz.

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Now, inside the reserve (it has another name but I don't remember what) which is a kind of giant tent, you must go to the stand where you can buy the tickets. There are different packages and the truth is the prices are very high so here is a tip that comes from a lesson I learned from this trip. My sister and I bought the ticket to access the Skywalk (about $60 per person) because we had the illusion of seeing the Grand Canyon from that glass platform, however (and here is the advice) it is not really worth it because we would see what Same as in any other area of the park. Additionally, you cannot enter the glass hallway with your phone and will have to choose to pay a photographer to record the moment. The photography package of 8 photos costs about $50, but you can also buy a single photo for $25. Clearly everyone will go for the first option.

And here continues my advice. We also paid for the Skywalk because we believed that we could not access anywhere else when in reality, upon asking other tourists, they told us that we could go to Guano Point without paying anything. Simply buy the basic tickets and we could get to the Guano point, where you can walk (walk) through that entire sector and get a better view. Now that you know, it is good to take it into account because we enjoy being in Guano much more than in the Skywalk. In any case, to go anywhere you must wait for a single bus, which is the one that transports all the tourists.

This is how, after several setbacks, my sister and I were finally able to enjoy all the beauty of the Grand Canyon. It was about 3 pm and we were there for an hour and a half. I think it was worth it because one begins to feel the true dimension of this great giant. It was very nice to be able to sit and see all the immensity, with that cold that froze us but did not stop us in our contemplation. I think it's very difficult to describe the feeling but it's a little close to that feeling you get when you fight hard for something and you get it. A celebration for both of them, two young girls who never thought they would see a place like that. Of course, when the sun began to set it was time to leave and the road trip, with that beautiful sunset of colors, Arizona said goodbye to us. I leave you with the photographs and without further ado, thank you very much for stopping by.

Ahora, dentro de la reserva (tiene otro nombre pero no recuerdo el cual) que es una especie de carpa gigante, debes dirigirte al puesto dónde comprar los boletos. Hay diferentes paquetes y la verdad los precios son muy altos por lo que aquí les va un consejo que viene de una lección que aprendí de este viaje. Mí hermana y yo compramos el boleto para acceder al Skywalk (unos 60$ por persona) pues teníamos la ilusión de ver el Gran Cañón desde esa plataforma de vidrio, sin embargo (y aquí va el consejo) no vale realmente la pena pues veríamos lo mismo que en cualquier otra zona del parque. Además no puedes ingresar al pasillo de vidrio con tu teléfono y tendrás que optar por pagar a un fotógrafo para registrar el momento. El paquete de fotografías de 8 fotos vale unos 50$, pero también puedes comprar una sola por 25$. Claramente todos se irán por la primera opción.

Y aquí continúa mi consejo. Nosotras también pagamos por el Skywalk porque creíamos que no podíamos acceder a otro sitio cuando en realidad, al preguntar a otros turistas, nos dijeron que podíamos llegar hasta el Guanamo sin pagar nada. Simplemente basta con comprar los boletos básicos y podíamos llegar al punto del Guano, dónde puedes recorrer (caminar) por todo ese sector y obtener una mejor vista. Ahora que lo sabes, es bueno tomarlo en cuenta pues nosotras disfrutamos mucho más estar en el Guano que en el Skywalk. En todo caso, para ir a cualquier lugar debes esperar por un único bus que es el que transporta a todos los turistas.

Así es cómo luego de varios tropiezos mi hermana y yo por fin pudimos disfrutar de toda la belleza del gran Cañón. Eran más o menos las 3 pm y estuvimos allí una hora y media. Creo que valió la pena pues uno comienza a sentir la verdadera dimensión de este gran gigante. Fue muy bonito poder sentarnos a ver toda la inmensidad, con ese frío que nos congelaba pero que no nos detenía en nuestra contemplación. Creo que es muy difícil describir la sensación pero se acerca un poco a ese sentimiento que uno obtiene cuando lucha mucho por algo y lo obtiene. Una celebración para las dos, dos jovencitas que jamás pensaron ver un lugar cómo ese. Por supuesto, cuando comenzó a caer el sol era hora de irnos y el viaje en carretera, con ese bello ocaso de colores nos despedía Arizona. Les dejo con las fotografías y sin más que decir, muchísimas gracias por pasar por aquí.

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What a beautiful place to visit and relax. So nice to see the Grand Canyon virtually through your post. Thanks for giving us the idea how beautiful this place is.

Hi, sweetie. Thank you so much for your words. As a teacher of mine would say "this weekend I did a tour all over Africa through my books" hehehe it's a great place, I hope one day you can see it.

Thank you so much for your kind words. Hopefully, one day I can travel to different places.

this part of the United States shouldn't be bad at all. I would love to be able to visit these places one day😍

Greetings from here. Yes, actually the United States has very beautiful areas. So we can always find good places to visit. A hug

I saw posts on other platforms about this place but your pictures are more captivating. I love the breathtaking beauty of the Grand Canyon. 🫶

Thank you very much for your words and appreciation. I'm very glad you liked the pictures, I tried to take as many as I could and upload them all hehehe although I think there are many more left. Thanks for stopping by, a hug.

You're welcome. I hope to see more of your beautiful captured photos in your coming blogs. 🫶

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