I find it very interesting that when I looked up information on the Grand Canyon it was one of the first national parks in the United States. The floor elevation is approx 2,600 ft, long-axis length 277 miles and width 4-18 miles.
I have visited the Grand Canyon once while I was in college (my first time). It was very beautiful to see. I was with a bunch of friends and we hiked down to the bottom of the South Rim of the canyon. I thought that it was the coolest thing to be able to call my parents from a payphone that they had down there. I wouldn’t think that any cell phone would be able to get any signals down that far today.
I also found out some interesting things about some mysteries and legends of the Grand Canyon. I always like to hear ghost stories. And I found some that the Grand Canyon is famous for and here is one of them.
Hopi house is an Adobe structure designed by Mary Coulter and built on the south rim. It is so authentic that during its construction the Navajo workers slept in it. Today it has a gift shop with Native American crafts. The low ceilings and earth construction make it feel very much like an Adobe dwelling.
Two Grand Canyon ghosts are said to haunt Hopi House. They are called the "Brown Boys" by the employees and can be heard running around upstairs in the late evening. They have been known to turn off computers and throw merchandise on the floor if they don't like how it's arranged. They've even lined up dolls in a row to be found in the morning by the surprised employees. In true poltergeist fashion, they just make a general nuisance of themselves. Hopi house is on the rim trail in Grand Canyon Village next to El Tovar, which has several ghosts of its own.
In El Tovar, a ghostly woman who looked like she was from the 1930s was seen by a night watchman. He was so frightened that he wouldn't finish his shift. Fred Harvey in his long coat and tall black hat is one of the more recognizable Grand Canyon ghosts. He is sometimes seen in the hotel. Occasionally guests check out early after seeing death faces when they look into the mirror of one of the rooms. A couple of employees once saw a huge ball of light push the kitchen doors open and float across the dining room. It exited a window in the direction of the canyon. And to top it off, one of the service elevators is reputed to smell like blood.
http://grand-canyon-vacation-information.com/grand-canyon-ghosts.html
I can tell you that I never saw any ghosts in the Grand Canyon. But it could be that I was too afraid that snakes and insects would crawl in my sleeping bag with me. So I didn’t have time to think about eerie ghosts. But I did enjoy myself and it was an experience of a life time one I’ll probably never forget. I have couple of pictures that I have found to share with you.
Grand Canyon
My friends and I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon
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