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For our honeymoon, Ben and I took a week-long trip to Arizona and Las Vegas. Neither of us had ever travelled out west, so it was an exciting newlywed adventure for us.
During our stay (thanks to a very generous aunt and uncle), we were able to experience a helicopter tour through the Grand Canyon. We landed in the Canyon, had a picnic lunch and champagne, and then explored for a little while.
When we came back to Florida, we tried to recount the feeling of standing inside a wonder of the world. You simply cannot do it justice with words. Perspective becomes skewed as you're looking up and around at the walls of red-rocked beauty. The only way to truly believe the enormousness of your surroundings is to glance up at an ant-sized version of a helicopter buzzing by the edge of a canyon wall.
It's breathtaking. It's fascinating. It's absolutely impossible to attach an appropriate adjective to it.
So when people would ask about the experience, Ben and I would stumble through a poor explanation. Unable to succeed, we'd say, "You just have to see it for yourself."
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I've been having this feeling this a lot lately; this need to experience life. I sometimes allow someone else's description to take place of the real thing. These stories, no matter how detailed, will just never be quite as good.
I plan on making a change. I'm ready for freshness; to be blown away by life in a way that cannot be described with adjectives.
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Definitely an experience I will never forget! Whoever took this photo must know what they're doing...
(07.29.09)Epic Awesomeness.
(08.11.09)(truly)
Amazing Picture! I can believe you wore flip flops to the Grand Canyon though!!! HAHA!
(08.21.09)