Grand Canyon, North Rim, NP 2007 & 2009

Mary Lou and I have gone to the Grand Canyon, North Rim twice since I retired. We prefer it to the South Rim because the South Rim was too crowded on an earlier visit. On our 2007 trip we came through the Navajo Reservation and the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.We spent two days on the North Rim that year. In 2009 we spent three days.

A mesa on the Navajo Indian Reservation

In the Vermilion Cliffs NM you see, well... vermilion cliffs

Navajo homes on the reservation
Morning view from the North Rim


An interesting prominent rock ledge to walk out on to, which I did.


We were greeted with a forest fire on our first day at the Grand Canyon in 2009.


By the third day, much of the fire was out. Note the scorch marks on the upper left portion of the rim.
I drove out to the section of the Grand Canyon North Rim where the fire had occurred. I included a little bit of the damage in this photo, but I should mention that the fire was still smoldering in other spots that I passed.

A little haze from the fire was visible on the second day of our visit.

I tried to make the best of the forest fire haze when the sun broke through out on Imperial Point.


A nice view on the third day, though you might see some of the fire damage if you look closely at far left edge of the rim in the larger version of this photo.
The North Rim Lodge has a spectacular view of the canyon. We spent plenty of time out on the balcony in the mornings and it was as empty as it appears in this photo.The "high-end" restaurant inside the lodge was as good as its view.