I made the comment that if we hadn't had other plans I'd have happily gone back there every day and just spent the day there. I have a feeling that over that week it looked different in terms of what was in full bloom from day to day. I could see any number of buds that looked ready to blossom out 'tomorrow'. I loved the way it was set up for the different environments, too. And I'm thankful that I got to be there at just the right time.
Glad to know I was lucky at the Grand Canyon as well. I have to admit, watching the atmospheric conditions as light and shadow played across the canyon walls, and the changes as one looked off into the distances, the differences in how the colors showed when things were wet versus dry...I know I used "wow" a lot, but I also have to admit that at more than one point the words spoken by Dave Scott in the Apollo 15 segment ("Galileo Was Right") of HBO's series "From the Earth to the Moon" kept coming to mind:
"Grandeur. I believe there's something to be said for exploring beautiful places -- it's good for the spirit."
As for the Columbus Zoo, I remember going as a kid when the big tunnel was the zoo entrance (and it was de rigeur to go through it uvulating so the tunnel echoes and acoustics would amplify the sound....something that hasn't much changed for the younger crowd [grin]) and it's now just the connector between two halves of the complex. They're still working to make the exhibits 'habitats' rather than the viewing areas that were once the standard. It's kinda scary to realize that I can recall when the animals were in literal cages.
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Re: Glad you got to see so much.
Date: 2004-04-27 12:05 pm (UTC)Glad to know I was lucky at the Grand Canyon as well. I have to admit, watching the atmospheric conditions as light and shadow played across the canyon walls, and the changes as one looked off into the distances, the differences in how the colors showed when things were wet versus dry...I know I used "wow" a lot, but I also have to admit that at more than one point the words spoken by Dave Scott in the Apollo 15 segment ("Galileo Was Right") of HBO's series "From the Earth to the Moon" kept coming to mind:
"Grandeur. I believe there's something to be said for exploring beautiful places -- it's good for the spirit."
As for the Columbus Zoo, I remember going as a kid when the big tunnel was the zoo entrance (and it was de rigeur to go through it uvulating so the tunnel echoes and acoustics would amplify the sound....something that hasn't much changed for the younger crowd [grin]) and it's now just the connector between two halves of the complex. They're still working to make the exhibits 'habitats' rather than the viewing areas that were once the standard. It's kinda scary to realize that I can recall when the animals were in literal cages.