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Originally Posted by pig4bill
You get zero sense of the scale of the big canyons or Lake Mead standing on the ground next to them. Standing on the Grand Canyon rim you have no idea looking out of the actual scale. You need to be in the air.
I've done both air and ground views many, many times. I do not see how you can claim that you don't get an idea of how big the Grand Canyon is by touring the South Rim. But that's not the point, the fellow was talking about scenery, not a view from 38,000 feet craning your neck looking out a tiny airplane window.
When you go to the rim and look out,across and over, the Grand Canyon is "pretty f**ing big", you get a real good idea of
that off the charts scale.
When you drive thru Zion to go to Bryce Canyon, you get terrific scenery. then walk down into the hoodos, and you get much a much better idea of the scale of the formations, the really OLD trees along the rim, the pine forest etc.
I'd also add that if he drives to the South Rim and overnights at the Rim or even in Williams, to take the time to go further East to the Meteor Crater site ..... definitely an overlooked place.