The night view of the Grand Canyon Lodge lies under a sky sprinkled with sparkling stars.
grass. Once at the edge, we caught sight of a tiny stretch of the Colorado River in the distance while the curved step pyramids and button tops of Grand Canyon’s endless rock formations filled the view. Timp Point and Saddle Mountain are two other spots off the beaten path but accessible from US-67. While Timp Point is 25 miles down a dirt road on the west side of US-67 (drivable by passenger cars), Saddle Mountain is 13 miles down a dirt two-track road to the east. The views at Timp Point were lovely but often obscured by trees while the views at Saddle Mountain were expansive and look their best in the afternoon when the canyon walls are lit up by the sun. One evening, we walked out the lodge path toward
Bright Angel Point and watched the nearly full moon setting over the canyon in a fiery orange glow. As it sank into the horizon, stars began to appear and soon filled the sky with diamonds while the Milky Way soared overhead. After breathing deeply, we turned to leave and saw the warm lights of the lodge and heard the excited voices of people sitting out on the patio. While the Grand Canyon is immense and sometimes impersonal because of its sheer raw size, the North Rim and its beautiful lodge are inviting and cozy and draws everyone in. ◾
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GRAND CANYON NORTH RIM
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