The Grand Canyon (Part Eight)

So far on our Northern Arizona adventure we have seen Paul and the Long Suffering Wife take a bus tour out to the west of the Grand Canyon Village with stops at Hopi Point, Mohave Point, and Trail View Point, walked along the rim in the village, and saw a wonderful sunset and some critters, then take another bus heading east along the rim, stopping at Yaki Point, Moran Point, and now, at Lipan Point.

(Google Maps)

We continue out to the east.

Looking back to the west. I believe that promontory sticking out from the left in the middle distance is Moran Point. Which, of course, means that the promontory sticking out from the right in pictures #1, #2, and #5 in the Moran Point post would be Lipan Point.

Looking north (more or less).

Looking northeast.

Waaaaaaaaaaay down below there is green, muddy water, with Class 5 rapids.

Looking east.

There are only so many ways of saying “stunning”, “amazing”, “beautiful”, “glorious”, and so on. You can look at these pictures, you can look at really good pictures, you can watch all of the 3-D IMAX footage you want. None of it can compare to seeing it in person.

As a side note, there’s been an article going around online about a rare (once every ten years or so) weather phenomenon that occurred at the Grand Canyon a week or so ago. An inversion layer “capped” the canyon and trapped clouds down in the canyon while the rim remained clear.

Look at the pictures, they’re stunning.