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Sunday, July 5, 2015

Rim Trail from Yavapai Point to Bright Angel Lodge - Grand Canyon National Park


We continued our walk on the Rim Trail from Yavapai Point to Bright Angel Lodge, an additional distance of 1.8 miles. This portion of the trail is also paved, but has several inclines that might require assistance for those in wheelchairs. Again, trees along the rim provide quite a bit of shade, but sun screen is still needed. There is no water available between the main visitor center at Mather Point and Grand Canyon Village, so you'll need to carry your own. We visited Grand Canyon National Park in May 2015.

The Battleship, Geikie Peak and Havasupai Point

Sumner Butte above Phantom Ranch

Tower of Set, Trinity Creek and Isis Temple

Deva Temple, Brahma Temple and Zoroaster Temple

Dana Butte, Tower of Set, Tower of Ra and Osiris Temple above The Battleship

Some of the many switchbacks of Bright Angel Trail

One of the few times the paved trail wasn't crowded

Shiva Temple

Cheops Pyramid

Cheops Pyramid, Sturdevant Point, Buddha Cloister and Johnson Point

Looking back at the Rim Trail

Isis Temple

The Battleship

A tree grows in a rock window

Cheops Pyramid

The Battleship, Isis Temple and Cheops Pyramid

Looking down into the Garden Creek drainage and Bright Angel Trail

Osiris Temple

Bright Angel Canyon

Lookout Studio

Shiva Temple

An entry fee of $30 per private vehicle is collected at three entrance stations and is good for seven consecutive days at both the South and North Rims. Other fee payment options include the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes including the Annual Pass ($80), Senior Pass ($10 for lifetime), Access Pass (free with documented disability) and Military Annual Pass (free for active duty personnel).

The park website is http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm.

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