The Grand Canyon was absolutely beautiful!
We drove up highway 64 and knew it was meant to be a great day!
It is one of the highlights of our trip and we couldn't have asked for a better day.
Most of the park was inaccessable due to the recent snow storms that piled the area and there was about 3-4 feet of snow today. Highway 64 east to west was closed to traffic so the drive we wanted to do was definitely out.
We visited Mather Point and Yavapai Observation Station, then took the green shuttle to Pipe Creek Vista. The picture is from Pipe Creek. We had lunch at Bright Angel Lodge and travelled through the village on the blue shuttle route.
Simply beautiful and awe inspiring to view and I for one would love to visit again one day, in the spring or fall and do one of the overnight hikes (you can take a mule ride) down to Phantom Ranch and the suspension bridge. One could spend lots of time here and not see it all.
The winter viewing distance is 130 miles, the most of any season. Summer is cool at the top but apparently very hot at the bottom when you hike.
A place to visit I highly recommend!
Take care,
Tabitha
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