and still somehow it's cloud illusions i recall, i really don't know clouds at all

i took a month-long break from the grand canyon. yesterday i saw the clouds from the window of the lodge i work in and i knew it was time to go. so i went. people always ask me if i ever get sick of it - and the answer is yes. so i take breaks. and then i return. unfortunately, very few people will ever get to experience the overwhelming, sweeping silence of the canyon. it's the biggest, loudest, most fantastic and awesome silence i've ever experienced. most people get to see the canyon with 5,000 tourists all around them. so, a community of 2,000 people have kept this place our secret. i spent a few hours here. overwhelmed, powerless and useless before the silence.