May 4, 2009
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As of this day, May 4th, 2009, I still have not seen the Grand Canyon.
As an Arizonan of ten years, one of the Eight Natural Wonders of the World is located in my backyard and I've yet to take the drive to see it. Well, it's embarrassing.
I mean, are there 37-year old Egyptians who've not taken the time to visit the Great Pyramids? I doubt it.
My sister's family is in town. We were supposed to go this weekend to see the Canyon. However, I remembered that I was scheduled to host a charity auction and had to back out. I'm certainly glad I went to the fundraiser. We raised a lot of money for cancer patients. I had a terrific time. The only down side is that I'm an Arizonan and I've still yet to see the Grand Canyon, not even a Clark Griswold-esque drive-by viewing.
How many Nashvillians haven't been to Dollywood? Probably none.
Perhaps I require a shot of urgency. After all, I've always been sort of a procrastinator. In college, I waited until the night before to start and finish term papers. I grew up near St. Louis and it took learning that I was moving to Las Vegas to motivate me into going up into the Gateway Arch for the first time. Maybe fear of swine flu will send us all scampering north to dwell in the Dakotas and on the way out of the state I'll swing passed the Grand Canyon for a quick mule ride. I'm an Arizonan. I should have seen the Grand Canyon by now.
Do you think anyone living in Darwin, Minnesota hasn't taken the time to drive by the world's largest ball of twine? Hell no.
The weirdest part is that I have family members who rarely step foot outside of Illinois and they've seen the Grand Canyon. My Dad rarely takes a breath from singing its praises. (Picture a man who looks like a bald Willie Nelson saying this with a lazy, breathy midwestern drawl) "Every centimeter the sun drops changes the entire landscape. Why I could go see the Grand Canyon every day for the rest of my life and every time would seem like the first time," he carries on. Of course my dad is to nature what Dick Vitale is to college basketball.
Still, I can't help but wonder if my having not seen the Grand Canyon is on par with a member of the Osbourne family not having taken the time to meet Ozzy. Wouldn't curiosity get the best of you in ten years time?
Well, the bottom line is, I need to go. In fact, I need to schedule the trip as I'm typing this. I've been to Sedona. I've been to Tombstone. I've been to Babe's Cabaret. So yah, I've seen all of Arizona's great natural and man-made wonders, except for the big one. The Grand Damn Canyon!
If there's something you haven't done as an Arizonan that embarrasses you, please "throw another Blog on the fire". Chuck's Blog Cabin is open for business.
chuck
Throw another blog on the fire and tell me "What is the one thing as an Arizonan you're embarrassed you haven't done, seen or experienced within the state?" Click Here.
All blogs will be ranked. The best will be posted and read on the air. Let the Blog Cabin open. Let's put some blogs on the fire!
I live in Arizona but...
Throw another blog on the fire and tell me "What is the one thing as an Arizonan you're embarrassed you haven't done, seen or experienced within the state?" Click Here.
All blogs will be ranked. The best will be posted and read on the air. Let the Blog Cabin open. Let's put some blogs on the fire!
As of this day, May 4th, 2009, I still have not seen the Grand Canyon.
As an Arizonan of ten years, one of the Eight Natural Wonders of the World is located in my backyard and I've yet to take the drive to see it. Well, it's embarrassing.
I mean, are there 37-year old Egyptians who've not taken the time to visit the Great Pyramids? I doubt it.
My sister's family is in town. We were supposed to go this weekend to see the Canyon. However, I remembered that I was scheduled to host a charity auction and had to back out. I'm certainly glad I went to the fundraiser. We raised a lot of money for cancer patients. I had a terrific time. The only down side is that I'm an Arizonan and I've still yet to see the Grand Canyon, not even a Clark Griswold-esque drive-by viewing.
How many Nashvillians haven't been to Dollywood? Probably none.
Perhaps I require a shot of urgency. After all, I've always been sort of a procrastinator. In college, I waited until the night before to start and finish term papers. I grew up near St. Louis and it took learning that I was moving to Las Vegas to motivate me into going up into the Gateway Arch for the first time. Maybe fear of swine flu will send us all scampering north to dwell in the Dakotas and on the way out of the state I'll swing passed the Grand Canyon for a quick mule ride. I'm an Arizonan. I should have seen the Grand Canyon by now.
Do you think anyone living in Darwin, Minnesota hasn't taken the time to drive by the world's largest ball of twine? Hell no.
The weirdest part is that I have family members who rarely step foot outside of Illinois and they've seen the Grand Canyon. My Dad rarely takes a breath from singing its praises. (Picture a man who looks like a bald Willie Nelson saying this with a lazy, breathy midwestern drawl) "Every centimeter the sun drops changes the entire landscape. Why I could go see the Grand Canyon every day for the rest of my life and every time would seem like the first time," he carries on. Of course my dad is to nature what Dick Vitale is to college basketball.
Still, I can't help but wonder if my having not seen the Grand Canyon is on par with a member of the Osbourne family not having taken the time to meet Ozzy. Wouldn't curiosity get the best of you in ten years time?
Well, the bottom line is, I need to go. In fact, I need to schedule the trip as I'm typing this. I've been to Sedona. I've been to Tombstone. I've been to Babe's Cabaret. So yah, I've seen all of Arizona's great natural and man-made wonders, except for the big one. The Grand Damn Canyon!
If there's something you haven't done as an Arizonan that embarrasses you, please "throw another Blog on the fire". Chuck's Blog Cabin is open for business.
chuck
Throw another blog on the fire and tell me "What is the one thing as an Arizonan you're embarrassed you haven't done, seen or experienced within the state?" Click Here.
All blogs will be ranked. The best will be posted and read on the air. Let the Blog Cabin open. Let's put some blogs on the fire!
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