We sailed on up to Grand Canyon the day after helicoptering over Sedona and visiting Meteor Crater, since they are all in the same area and we were heading there anyway. The Grand Canyon is always an awesome sight to behold and we were prepared this time.
Last time we came up here we took a bunch of photos and had returned to Sedona before we realized there was no film in the camera. It didn't even earn me runner-up at the annual American Idiot Awards. This time around I had a much better camera (Nikon D80) instead of some instamatic so I skulked around for pictures of local wildlife. Growing up in Hawaii we don't have things like chipmunks and squirrels in the backyard. We had wild chickens, loud-mouthed mynah birds, and mongooses crossing the road. So even though I've lived on the mainland for umpteen years, squirrels are still awesome.
And of course I couldn't forget to capture a local lizard for a close up. True to their names, Western Swift lizards are very fast but I got this guy pretty easily without hurting him. Most lizards enter a tranquil, hypnotic state if you flip them on their backs and rub their stomach gently. I wanted a picture of his bright blue belly, so it worked out well. After his photo shoot I rolled him over and he stood statuesque for a moment assessing the situation. Then the dog sniffed and the swift vanished. bing!
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