When I went I thought that no picture could do it justice because in a way it looked like a picture. The north rim was so far away that all sense of depth was lost. I knew it was real, but it looked like somebody went out a few miles and dropped a really convincing but flat canvas. It truly boggles the mind, I went with some friends who are rarely lost for words and we couldn't help but stand in stunned in silence for a couple minutes. Can't wait to go back and take my family, spend more than just an afternoon, and actually get down into the canyon.