Sunday, July 16, 2017

AZ - Grand Canyon by Gordon

Grand Canyon

~ Gordon
 South Rim map

Yaki Point
Mohave sandstone wall
     We went to many places in Grand Canyon. Many places and points unvisited last night were visited now, Yaki Point, Mather Point, and some Trails. We went on many things, from visiting the Yavapai Geology Museum to walking the famous Bright Angel Trail head. We also walked down to many points, following the bus route. There are four bus routes, purple, orange, red, and blue. The purple shuttle is for the transportation between visitor center and Tusayan. And the rest three shuttle lines are for overlook points, trails, and museums.

     We woke up at 7 AM, and . We parked our car at Parking Lot 2 in the visitor center. Parking Lot 1 is for RVs. We first rode the Eastbound Orange route bus to go to Yaki Point. Yaki Point is only accessible by shuttle buses. It was very fun. Next we rode the Westbound orange bus route going to Yavapai Geology Museum. It showed us everything at Grand Canyon, including how it was formed. There is even a 3D model of the Grand Canyon!

     The Mather Point is behind the Visitor Center. Instead of taking shuttle bus going a round the points, we chose walk to Mather Point from the Visitor Center on our way out of Grand Canyon. The view from Mather Point was grand. It seems a finale for our trip. Of course, the crowds were here as well. Lots of people just plan to come to Mather Point to have a look for their entire trip of Grand Canyon. That is how popular Mather Point is! We saved the best for the last.


Orange Line Shuttle Bus



Yaki Point


Yaki Point, Forming temples from left to right:
Cape Royal, Wotans Throne, Vishnu Temple


Yaki Point, Forming temples
from left to right:
Cape Royal, Wotans Throne,
Vishnu Temple


Yaki Point


Yaki Point




Yaki Point


Yaki Point


Yaki Point

Yaki Point


Yaki Point


Yaki Point
Yaki Point

Yaki Point

Yaki Point

Yaki Point

Yaki Point
Yaki Point

Yaki Point

Yaki Point


Yavapai Geology Museum

View from the museum


View from the museum


The power of freezing water can
break this pipe


3D model of
the Grand Canyon


Trilobite fossils
found in the canyon


Fossils found in the canyon

Map at the museum

Mather Point

Mather Point

Mather Point

Mather Point

Mather Point

Mather Point

Mather Point


Mather Point

     Next, we rode onto the blue route. That brought us onto the Bright Angel Trail. You used to pay 1 dollar to use the trail. Luckily, now, it's free. It was a water route a little time ago in the 1900s. This trail is a recommend of 4 day trail leading to reach the Colorado River down at he bottom of the canyon. The scenery of the Colorado River is very beautiful. At the trail exit, sits Kolb Studio. Kolb Studio was very old. It is a cliff house, standing on top of mountain. It was once a home to  the Kolb brother's, but now, it is many things all at once, a museum, a gift shop and a exhibition of old Grand Canyon.


Blue Line Shuttle Bus



Bright Angel Trail

Bright Angel Trailhead


At the top of Bright Angel Trail


Bright Angel Trail


Upper Tunnel


Upper Tunnel


Upper Tunnel
Upper Tunnel

Upper Tunnel

View from Upper Tunnel
The other side of Upper Tunnel


On the trail




Trails down to
the Colorado River


See people on top of the mountain

Trail


View from the trail

View from the trail
Close to the Lower Tunnel

At Lower Tunnel

1st stop, 1.3 mile long trail

1st stop, 1.3 mile long trail

1st stop, 1.3 mile long trail


Kolb Studio

Kolb Studio standing no the cliff, watching the Grand Canyon

     At last, the red route starts at village transfer, and ends at Hermit's Rest. Many people get off at Hermit's Rest, with a striking amount of approx. 200 visitors per day. There is a big column saying "Hermit's rest". There is also a reason it's called Hermit's Rest. A person was very much like a hermit, and he lived here. It was hard to see him part from his house. We went to all the overlook points, including Maricopa Point, Powell Point, Hopi Point, Mojave Point, the Abyss, and Pima point along with Hermit's Rest. Mojave Point was named after the Mojave sandstone wall. Powell point was named after John Wesley Powell. The Abyss was named after the deep drop. Pima Point was named for its good view of the Colorado Plateau.


Red Line Shuttle Bus


Maricopa Point (trail walk to Powell Point)


Maricopa Point

Maricopa Point
Maricopa Point

Maricopa Point

Maricopa Point

See the Powell Point from far, Maricopa Point
Maricopa Point



Powell Point (trail walk to Hopi Point)

Powell Point

orphan at Powell Point




Powell Point

Powell Point
  

Hopi Point

Condor nest on battleship rock

Hopi Point



Mohave Point

Mohave Point

Mohave Point

Mohave Point

Mohave Point

Mohave Point




The Abyss

The Abyss

The Abyss

The Abyss

The Abyss
The Abyss

The Abyss

The Abyss

The Abyss


Pima Point

Pima Point

Pima Point

Pima Point

Listen to the rapid water

Pima Point

Pima Point

Pima Point




Hermits Rest

Hermits Rest

Hermits Rest

Hermits Rest

     Grand Canyon covered many things. Unvisited last night were visited now. We went on many things, the Yavapai Geology Museum was fun and walking the famous Bright Angel Trail head was tiring. The Hermit's Rest was fun to walk down at.

Blue jay on the road to Powell Point



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