Slowly at 5:30 in the morning the first sun rays arrived at the Grand Canyon and lit up the Colorado River which is not always so clearly visible. It was a beautiful sight! In the distance on the Eastern Side of the canyon is the Desert View where the Watch Tower is located.
Coming from Carmel driving to Big Sur on the Pacific Coast in CA. There is this old and famous Bixby Bridge, which has withstood all weathers for decades. This is the only route to Big Sur from the North.
There exists a beautiful film about this wonderful stretch of HWY 1. It's called "Dream Road of the World" or in German "Traumstraße der Welt" by the German producers Hans and Margit Domnick who traveled the American continent by car from 1958 to 1961. What a wonderful experience that must have been.
Had to get up early to be in place at 5:00am to see the Grand Canyon wake up. The air was cold and fresh. Needed an extra jacket. But the walk and the wait was worth every minute of it. We saw a huge Elk with three females right next to us. They were not shy at all. Now the Canyon looks like on fire. Fantastic scenery!
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