Grand Canyon North Rim

We left Hurricane, Utah on Sunday morning with a view of the full moon! It was a pretty drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. We saw some deer in the meadow outside the park. We had no hookups (electricity, water etc) to do so the set up went quickly and by early afternoon we were walking around the north rim and to the lodge. It was 45 degrees at 2:00! It was low 30's when I'd walk Max in the mornings. Quite chilly! The gas and batteries maintained our heat and cooking so we were snug as a bug in a rug!

On Monday we took a ride to Point Imperial (8803'), Roosevelt Point, Walhalla Overlook and ended at Cape Royal. The picture of the rock from Pt. Imperial was on the postcards I purchased from the gift shop. The north rim canyon is less crowded and less commercial than the south rim. There are not as many spots to view the canyon, but what you do view is beautiful! You can't see it in the picture but through the "Angels Window" you can see the Colorado River at the bottom of the Canyon. Teddy Roosevelt was instrumental in securing the land for the government which later became a national park.

We enjoyed shopping in the gift shop at the lodge. We bought a couple of wine glasses, a cute pink jacket for Susan, a magnet and some postcards! We had dinner in the dinning room one night. Ted tried the "Bison flank steak". He said it was pretty good and he'd have it again! I had the prime rib and it was delicious! Of course we visited the saloon and you can even take your drinks out to the patio overlooking the canyon!

On Tuesday we went out of the park and down the road to the Kaibob Lodge, very small, and also refueled the truck. They mentioned it was supposed to be 29 degrees that night and possible showers! But looking at the sky, all was clear! We got back to the campground and had dinner and decided to go down to the lodge for a night cap. They have a very nice port! It's good for digestion you know, at least that's what our French chef told us in Paris!

North rim of the Grand Canyon...