Wednesday, October 7, 2015

North Rim Grand Canyon - Tuesday, October 6, 2015

North Rim Grand Canyon:
Although only 10 miles as the raven flies from the South Rim, the North Rim offers a very different visitor experience.  It too has awe inspiring views, but with a slower pace.  Unfortunately for us, the views were limited due to heavy clouds that descended into the canyon.

Highlights:
Grand Canyon Lodge
Point Imperial: This is the highest viewpoint in the park at 8803 feet.  It was engulfed in cloud cover.
Bright Angel Point Trail
Grand Canyon Lodge & Bright Angel Point Trail:  The historic Grand Canyon Lodge has a wonderful back porch for viewing the canyon.  One can only imagine how wonderful it would be to enjoy cocktails there at sunset.  Unfortunately we experienced it in the rain & clouds.  Bright Angel Point Trail is a 0.5 mile roundtrip trail leading from the lodge to a couple of rock overhangs.
Point Imperial in the clouds

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