Scale and the Grand Canyon
One of the problems my wife and I had at the Grand Canyon was one of scale.
It’s big. OK. Everyone knows that.
But, it is hard to grasp how big. Even when you’re standing at the edge of it, it is very hard to understand how big it is.
For instance, in the photo below is a full size tourist helicopter flying along about half way up.
I’ll zoom in some. These are a series of photos, so it’s not in quite the same place each time. But, it is moving left to right across the photos.
Another zoom and it should be easier to spot.
OK, last zoom.
We saw those helicopters on the ground at the airport.
Looks like they hold 7 people.
But, it just disappears there in the canyon. Not even a flyspeck.
It is hard for me to grasp just how big it is, even when I saw this in person. It’s just that big…