Yesterday we left camp and drove about 80 miles south. Our destination for the day? The North Rim of the Grand Canyon. As we drove the, scenery changed, each mile more beautiful then the mile before. Kanab, Utah has an elevation of about 5000 feet above sea level. The elevation of the North Rim of the Gran Canyon is over 8000 feet above sea level. We wound upward through the Kaibab National Forest. I didn’t realized how much I missed trees. Trees as far as the eye could see. Oh, and the leaves just starting to change, a wonderful bright yellow color, truly took my breath away. There were also miles where forest fires have left there mark.
Once inside the Grand Canyon area gate ($30 by the way if you don’t have a pass) we spotted wild Buffalo grazing in a meadow. Wonderful to see such large majestic animals free to roam as they please. We were also lucky enough to see some deer on the drive back out. Spending the day surrounded by mother nature in all her beauty turned out to be a very relaxing, zen, kind of day.
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon was just as beautiful as you could imagine. Rebecka completed her Jr. Ranger booklet and we all learned something new from the Ranger’s talk about the geology surrounding us.
I will attach some of our photos. However, if you ever get the opportunity to visit this beautiful region of our country in person you should. It was a wonderful, beautiful day.
What a wonderful trip! Glad to see you are all having a great time! Congratulations to the newest Junior Ranger!
Wow! Fall in the Canyon is even more beautiful than the summer when we went.