The Grandest Canyon of Them All (Valles Marineris excluded)

            Desert View Watchtower, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

As I noted in a recent upload, taken not far from this spot, I had no intentions of visiting this place--my favorite in all the world--on this trip through the Southwest (winter-2024). It's not that I didn't want to see it again, but I had my sights on places not yet visited. Yet, as I approached the turn-off for the park, I was unable to resist its allure and made an abrupt detour. By doing this, some as yet unseen sight would remain unseen for now as time was short. No matter--I raced west for an unexpected rendezvous with the canyon and a sunset.

Of course, I have no regrets. The place is the very definition of "awe-inspiring." I found the best of all possible circumstances: clouds AND a golden light. I also struck up an enjoyable conversation with a couple of fellow Nikonites. My later drive to Paige, AZ (where I would spend the next two nights) was in the dark, and so I would not be able to enjoy the passing scenery. Unfortunate, but the detour was well worth it.

This is a Pano combining 16 photos taken with my Nikon D810 and Nikkor 50mm lens.

PS. Valles Marineris is a canyon on Mars that stretches thousands of miles along the equator and is up to 200 km wide and 7 km deep--dwarfing this terrestrial example and is the largest known in the solar system. And actually, there are several other canyons larger than our own Grand across the solar system from Pluto to Venus including a few moons, even our own--not to mention Vesta, an asteroid.

Taken in: United States / Arizona / Coconino (show map)

Taken on: February 17, 2024

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Camera: Nikon D810, f/9.0, 1/500 sec, 50mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D810
Lens:	50.0 mm f/1.4
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Saturation:	Low
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.2 (Windows)
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