canyons are the best of all landforms because canyons have a bottom to get to. whether you start at the floor and climb to the top, or wend your way down from up, the bottom of the canyon always plays a leading role. it is what keeps those walls alive and reforming, renovating, refurbishing. they grow because their bottoms keep falling out, worn away by unrelenting weather or determined rivers. and as you work from crest to base and back again, you can see history etched in the walls around you. it tells you its story if you look for it.
i love visiting beaches, have always lived around mountains, but grew-up and came to be in canyons. zion, cathedral wash, bryce canyon, glen canyon (which is currently occupied by lake powell making it even better), antelope canyon, marble canyon, the grand canyon. they’ve shaped me. wider and more open at the top, closed, narrow, and windy at the bottom.
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