Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park on
Friday and Sunday were treated to a rare — and eerie — sight: The steep canyon
gorges and valleys were filled with a thick carpet of fog.
The weather
phenomenon that caused the eye-popping sight: A temperature inversion,
according to the Grand Canyon
Facebook page, which noted, "Rangers wait for years to see it.
Word spread like wildfire and most ran to the rim to photograph it. What a
fantastic treat for all!"
Pictures of
the bizarre sight quickly spread on the Web. Commenters on Facebook took the
view in from afar. "People overuse the word 'amazing'... This truly is
AMAZING," posted Linda Dyar Papa.
Gwen Vaughn
Willis added, "I would love to be able to stand there and look at that
view. Awesome!"
Grand
Canyon park ranger Erin Whittaker, who took the shot of the fog at Mather
Point, described the sight as "moody" and "mysterious,"
adding, "It's the idea that you can't see something that's so big when
it's fogged in is amazing."
The
temperature inversion causing the fog is fairly uncommon, National Weather
Service meteorologist Megan Schwitzer told Yahoo Travel on the phone from Flagstaff, Ariz.
The
forecaster explained that the warmer air from above is trapping the colder air
— and the fog — near the ground. "The unusual part this time is the amount
of moisture for the fog to form," Schwitzer said. "I wouldn't say we
haven't seen it before, but it's pretty seldom, pretty rare."
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