The Grand Canyon
It's a big hole in the ground
Scene opens with the married couple walking in the afternoon sun along the south rim trail. They've been walking and taking pictures for approximately 30 minutes on the first of two days.
He asks, "How far do we have to walk?"
She looks at him, a baffled look pasted on her face."What? You don't want to walk this trail and take in this spectacular view?"
He shrugs."It's all the same--big hole in the ground." She's speechless, mouth hanging open, so he continues,"The Bears game is on." A pained look flows through his eyes.
She laughs out loud without a trace of humor."Let me get this straight: You've just spent hundreds of dollars to come here on vacation and you want to go to the hotel room to watch a football game?"
He tries another tack he hopes will gather more sympathy."My feet are tired."
She doesn't fall for it but tries placing the blame on the resort."We can't check-in for another hour.You seem to forget we don't have a room yet." They walk on. She answers the question she knows is scratching like rodents in his brain, "No.The bar does not have a TV here."
The tension seems to drain from his body as he mentally agrees to continue walking."Can you imagine the first explorers' seeing this place for the first time?" His arms swing in a circle to encompass the view below. "They must have said something like: Holy Shit! How in the hell are we going to get across this?"
She said,"I'm not sure the first explorers' were hellbent on getting from point 'A' to point 'B' in the quickest amount of time. My guess is they actually enjoyed discoveries during the journey."
He nods his head, chewing the thought."I think they had a big argument about turning right or turning left."
She laughs,greatly amused."Well one thing is for certain--they didn't stop to ask for directions!"
He asks, "How far do we have to walk?"
She looks at him, a baffled look pasted on her face."What? You don't want to walk this trail and take in this spectacular view?"
He shrugs."It's all the same--big hole in the ground." She's speechless, mouth hanging open, so he continues,"The Bears game is on." A pained look flows through his eyes.
She laughs out loud without a trace of humor."Let me get this straight: You've just spent hundreds of dollars to come here on vacation and you want to go to the hotel room to watch a football game?"
He tries another tack he hopes will gather more sympathy."My feet are tired."
She doesn't fall for it but tries placing the blame on the resort."We can't check-in for another hour.You seem to forget we don't have a room yet." They walk on. She answers the question she knows is scratching like rodents in his brain, "No.The bar does not have a TV here."
The tension seems to drain from his body as he mentally agrees to continue walking."Can you imagine the first explorers' seeing this place for the first time?" His arms swing in a circle to encompass the view below. "They must have said something like: Holy Shit! How in the hell are we going to get across this?"
She said,"I'm not sure the first explorers' were hellbent on getting from point 'A' to point 'B' in the quickest amount of time. My guess is they actually enjoyed discoveries during the journey."
He nods his head, chewing the thought."I think they had a big argument about turning right or turning left."
She laughs,greatly amused."Well one thing is for certain--they didn't stop to ask for directions!"
1 comment:
Ron is right, it is a big hole in the ground. It is a REALLY BIG HOLE in the ground. Another awesome stop. Did you make Ron walk to the bottom? I think not.
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