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What lens? The sheer scale of the scenery suggest a wide angle. And to get something dramatic that a regular point and shoot can't do, it's gotta be ultra-wide. On a Canon full-frame, it'd be 17-40mm, or the 10-22mm on the crop cameras. Not sure what's in Nikon's stables, but don't they do a very well respected 10-22mm (or similar)? And one of the third-parties (I think it's Tokina) does an equally quality optic in this range.
Having said that, ultra-wide poses an ultra-challenge, that is, to compose interesting shots. Getting it all in is all well and good, except on wide angle, the details are shrunk right down to fit it all in the shot. And undesirable objects (ie. your shoes!) can poke into the shot. So takes some practice and thinking to get great shots. Typically with something interesting in the foreground to make it work, rather than wide shots of a horizon of hills. And getting down low and panning upwards can make for some mad cloud action.
Anyway, some food for thought from someone who's never been there, so really doesn't know.
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