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| After Zion, we drove to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon where we spent 4 nights camping in the Park. Fires on the plateau prevented us from visiting Cape Royale, but we did get in a great hike down into the Canyon on the North Kaibab Trail and a mountain bike ride on the Rainbow Rim Trail just outside the park. | |
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| Grand views of the Canyon from Angel Point | |
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| Sunset view from Imperial Point, Mt Hayden in the foreground | |
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| Artist view of Brahma and Zoroaster Temples from Angel Point | |
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| Vast and flat Marble Plateau seen from Imperial Point | Warm glow of North Rim Lodge |
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| Fires made for spectacular sunsets on the North Rim | |
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| The lads with Brighty, a meandering prospector's mule, in the Lodge |
Dick Clothier, with no clothier, a fellow Sac Wheelmen, was camped at North Rim. He was on an Adventure Cycling Tour with Ed Delano. Sorry no pic of Ed. |
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| The elusive Kaibab squirrel, with long white tail and tufted ears, is found only in the pine forests of North Rim and nowhere else in the world. | |
North Kaibab Trail Hike Another major high point of the trip was the hike down into the Canyon via the North Kaibab Trail. Due to a late start, we were able to hike only 3½ miles down into the Canyon to the Eye of the Needle, which is about one-third the way to Phantom Ranch. It was still a strenuous hike with an elevation gain of 2,400'. |
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| Gazing down into the Canyon from near the trailhead | |
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| The neat part of the hike is walking through geologic time defined by the various sandstone formations | |
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| The white Kaibab formation rims the top of the Canyon. . . | . . . passing the red Coconino formation |
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| Passing through the Supai Tunnel | Some kind of donut shaped fossil |
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| Herb looks down to the Redwall Bridge | |
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| One of the few flat sections of the hike is crossing the Redwall Bridge | |
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Stepping aside for a passing mule train. |
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| Talk about an edgy trail. There's a several hundred feet drop-off. | |
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| Kinda scary but what a fantastic hike! | Taking a break at the Eye of the Needle, our turnaround point |
| Rainbow Rim Trail Ride | |
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| You can mountain bike on National Forest Service land outside the National Park | We did a 25-mile ride on the Rainbow Rim Trail with some of the trail overlooking the Grand Canyon |
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| Super views of Canyon | |
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| Riding on the Rim, how cool is that!? | |
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| Herb enjoys a bagel and ham sandwich with awesome views | One of several overlook access points |
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