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Grand Canyon, North Rim

I visited the Grand Canyon for several days, admiring the views of the canyon itself and staying in the adjacent Kaibab National Forest. You may have read the recent article in the New York Times about the advantages of visiting the north rim instead of the south. The north is more difficult to get to and therefore less crowded. It’s about 1,000 feet higher than the south, so it is cooler. I think its prettier.

The Kaibab NF is beautiful, a real national treasure. The forest has many well-maintained service roads and tons of places for dispersed camping. Within a half hour’s drive of the national park, I could camp in perfect solitude, peace and quiet.

You can see for miles and miles from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

 

I thought this was a clever sign design. Cut the message out of steel and it remains clear, impervious to graffiti and vandalism.
They have a nice lodge, appropriately rustic. It is surrounded by numerous cabins with varying degrees of comfort. There is also a restaurant, but I didn’t eat there. I doubt Michelin has heard of it.
It can be chilly at this altitude all year round.
Whoops! This tree threw itself across the road, apparently tired of the traffic. (Of which there is very little.)
One of the many forest service roads, lined with brilliant green aspen trees.
Xena, the Warrior Princess, rests after a long day of adventuring. She is actually a black cat, but insists on rolling around and cavorting in every pile of dirt she sees, hence the reddish tint.
One of the remote camp sites I used. Pretty clever to conceal myself behind the trees, eh?

6 Replies to “Grand Canyon, North Rim”

  2. I love your posts and pics! Makes me want to get on the road! Maybe someday 🤷‍♀️ Thanks for the inspiration!

  3. Very cool! You’re becoming quite the hermit, isolating in the wilderness. Even your attire looks very monkish–the white skull cap and all. Enoy the peace and tranquility but don’t get too isolated!!

  4. I cannot compete with the Zook’s on-the-mark comment. However, between Xena tuckered out and Dennis keeping his head warm, it is hard to focus on the grandiosity.

  5. Glad to see that you and Xena didn’t go all Thelma and Louise on us. Keep the pix coming! Post more! Stay safe and have fun.

  6. Love your blogs. I’m in Baja now, about 12 miles so of San Felipe, on the water. It’s a little like camping, gravity fed water tanks, solar power, not much to look at but quail, doves, hummingbirds and a coyote that comes here nightly for water. It’s my way of camping so I know how you enjoy the solitude and just doing nothing but appreciating nature. Keep it up!

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