Seeing the Grand Canyon was a once in a lifetime experience / myLot

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

January 10, 2016 8:31pm CST

There are some experiences that can be just as great the 100th time you do them as the first. For me, watching snow fall is like that. It never gets old. But there are other pleasures in life that can be experienced only once. My first sight of the Grand Canyon is in that category. When I looked for the first time from the top of the canyon down into that vast chasm, the sight hit me with almost physical impact. The magnitude of what I was seeing almost overwhelmed my senses. I can't really describe it because no words can convey the reality of that experience. But we human beings are marvelously adaptable. I know that if I returned to the Grand Canyon today, it would still be a great sight, but it wouldn't affect me on anything like the scale of the first time I saw it. That first time was literally a once in a lifetime, never to be repeated experience. I can never again see the Grand Canyon as I saw it for the very first time. But I'm so grateful to have the memory.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

11 Jan 16

My daughter went to the Grand Canyon but couldn't see a thing as it was shrouded in mist. That was a long way to go from England to see that! She couldn't fit in the time for another visit.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Jan 16

What a shame.

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Ronald Franklin

@RonElFran (1214)

• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

11 Jan 16

I agree with Valerie. That must have been a tremendous disappointment.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Jan 16

@RonElFran It was. We were on leave - vacation - from the military and on our way back to Chicago where his folks lived and we drove straight through from San Diego. We went through Flagstaff. No matter what I said, I couldn't convince him otherwise. He was the same way when we were laid over in Hawaii on our way to Guam, he had already seen Diamond Head. I had to be content to see it from the plane window.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Jan 16

I would really love to see the Grand Canyon. I almost did once, but my husband had already seen it and didn't want to see it again.

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Ronald Franklin

@RonElFran (1214)

• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

11 Jan 16

Actually, your husband gave you the gift of having an awesome experience to look forward to! I hope you get to see it someday.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148777)

• Roseburg, Oregon

11 Jan 16

I would love to see the Grand Canyon some day.

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Ronald Franklin

@RonElFran (1214)

• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

18 Jan 16

I hope you are able to - it's unforgettable.

Joanie

@Freelanzer (10782)

• Canada

13 Jan 16

The Grand Canyon is on my bucket list

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382634)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Jan 16

I can understand how it would feel very special. I can't remember when I've felt quite like that although some magnificent buildings have affected me in a similar way.

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Jessica

@missjessicadawn (3286)

• United States

11 Jan 16

I love looking at the marvelous things God has created! It's absolutely breathtaking. I felt that way the first time I saw the ocean. I felt so small standing on the beach and looking out at all that water. :-)

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Ronald Franklin

@RonElFran (1214)

• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

11 Jan 16

I remember looking out at the ocean and finding it hard to believe there could be that much water in the world!

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Jessica

@missjessicadawn (3286)

• United States

11 Jan 16

@RonElFran It's amazing, isn't it?