This summer I had the opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon. You might have already read about it in my previous post, but that was more on the artistic side with few editorial pictures and this one is purely travel. I loved, loved, loved this place! Such a feeling of freedom. Maybe merely for me, because I hate – or at least find them very boring and more old-fashioned: rules, laws, restrictions, limiting beliefs and dogmas of any kind, which is more of a belief turned into a value. That’s why I often feel caged in in our modern society. It’s a double standard how it can be so innovative and fast forward yet at the same time lacking integrity in terms of being judgmental and prejudiced and not looking outside of the box when it comes to making decisions. In Germany they say “what the farmer doesn’t know the farmer ain’t gonna eat” Hahaha
So basically what I do like is all kind of distractions from this bias society every now and then, not seeing 90 degree angles anywhere you look. Maybe next time I find myself in the middle of a jungle, who knows, also always a surprise for myself, too 😉
Those were the reasons why I liked this place so much, let’s admit it, I’m a sucker for everything different. Enjoy the pics!
We came to the reserve from Vegas, which is actually not that far. About halfway there, at the borders (like literally at the border!) of Nevada crossing Arizona, there is this famous Hoover Dam which provides whole Vegas with electricity. It was simply impossible to capture how huge it actually is.
we arrived at this tiny wild wild west town that was build after how it used to look back then
there was a bank, a restaurant and even a magic parlor haha
I shot this heavy old gun and it was sooo loud with loads of smoke. Makes you feel like a cowboy;)
Indian emblem
OMG this actually makes you feel even more like a cowboy. It was cracking me up, I couldn’t focus at all because I was so bad at it
ok, getting better 🙂
Grand Canyon Skywalk (it’s about $120-$200, I don’t remember) This is where they built the glass walk over the gorge so people can walk over it. What you need to know is that you cannot take pictures there, you would need to leave your phone and all belongings in general behind. But they can take some shitty pictures (not included) of you, but mind the crowd standing around you 😉
beautiful horses
of course I took my chance to pose next to the beautiful horses
close up of the red earth, it’s so fascinating
there is actually a little shop where the Native People sell their hand crafted goods, I bought a dream catcher 😉
hanging around town
taken with the iPhone, will I see it on some billboard? haha
change pose
you know what time it is
coming out of a tent like
embracing the wilderness
soooo windy = many perfect hairflips (like the Michal Kors ads where she’s leaving the jet and hears somebody shout her name so she flips her hair totally un-staged hahaha)
their tents how they originally would have been made
the bad guys land here
thoughtful
you’re magic baby
I like long romantic walks to the bank
gosh I even managed to change an entire outfit and have a real shoot there! but hey, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime location!
