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NORTH RIM
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View from Cape Royal [415 Kb]
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The Grand Canyon was the third of the National Parks we visited in
the Southern Utah and Northern Arizona area
during the summer of 2006.
We had hiked the
Peekaboo Loop
trail at Bryce Canyon and toured
Zion Canon
the previous two days.
We checked out of our townhouse in Kanab Utah and drove towards North Rim
at the edge of the Grand Canyon where we would spend the night in one
of the many rustic cabins operated by Grand Canyon Lodge.
Rather than drive directly to the lodge,
we took a side road four kilometers before North Rim and stopped at several
of the viewpoints along the Point Imperial and Cape Royal Roads.
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Viewpoint below Grand Canyon Lodge [377 Kb]
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We arrived at the Grand Canyon Lodge at 4 pm,
just in time to check in to our cabin, and with just enough time to walk out
to Bright Angel Point before taking our dinner reservation at the lodge.
As recommended, the reservation had been made months earlier.
After supper, we sat on the balcony outside the lodge and watched a
lightning storm raging over the South Rim as daylight dwindled.
The rest of the family remained watching the storm while I returned to our
cabin to start preparing for the next day's early departure
and long trip home.
They were soon trapped in the lodge however as the storm reached the
North Rim, the park rangers refusing to allow anyone out for fear
of being struck by lightning.
It was another hour before they were finally allowed to return to the cabin.
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