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Would you believe I grew up 30-45 minutes away from there and never once set foot in the place? Wish I'd taken advantage of that but I'd still quite happy to be only a couple hours away. I do believe it meets spec for paradise :)

Ha, if only that were the case.

I'm sure there are plenty of places i haven't seen and are near me. But don't worry as you see things differently as an adult and I'm sure you can appreciate the beauty of it more, now. And I'm glad you're agree that is it paradise :)

Well we had similar terrain even closer to home so we just avoided the tourists and went there. Yeah, as a kid I would have seen it as 'just another canyon,' definitely have a much greater appreciation for it now.