Breathtaking Images Of A Rare Fog Rolling Over The Grand Canyon

By Editorial Staff in Nature On 16th December 2014
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#1 Very rare occurance

Only once a decade there is an inversion at the Grand Canyon that produces clouds like these.

#2 Rangers wait years to see it

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#3 Beautiful

Ranger Erin Whittaker told MailOnline that temperature inversions happen on average once or twice a year, but rarely produce such a beautiful full inversion

#4 Cloud waterfalls

Remember, cloud waterfalls like this only happen once every decade

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#5 Jokes

The Grand Canyon's Facebook page joked, "This is much better than Black Friday."

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#6 Amazing

The inversion happened on a clear sunny day, and enveloped the entire canyon, which is highly unusual according to Ranger Whittaker.

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#7 Surprise surprise

Whittaker said that some tourists visiting the canyon over the holiday weekend were disappointed they couldn't see the Colorado River, and thought the fog was just a normal weather pattern.

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#8 Can't get enough

But the rangers explained just how lucky they were to see the canyon in "a perfect inversion."

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#9 Take photo's!

"Word spread like wildfire and most ran to the rim to photograph it. What a fantastic treat for all!" said Whittaker.

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#10 Gorgeous

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#11 Whoa

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#12 Lucky people

#13 I wish I were there

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#14 Its completely covered

#15 Lovely