Day 11, North Rim of Grand Canyon - Sep 30, 2008 - North Rim, Arizona, United States

NORTH RIM, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ Following a continental breakfast at the hotel hosting the Elderhostel Tour (along with two other tour buses full of people), we departed for the North Rim, Grand Canyon, stopping at a viewing area to see the Grand Staircase. We won’t bore you with the geology, but it is very interesting. Our next stop was the Kaibab Plateau Visitor’s Center operated by the US Forest Service. Finally, we arrived at Grand Canyon Lodge on the north rim for viewing via Angel Point.

Grand Canyon via the North Rim

If you've seen any travel shows on Grand Canyon, you may have seen the brass burro in the Grand Canyon Lodge. Here's a photo of Donald doing the good luck rubbing of the burro's nose.

Donald and Famous Brass Ass

After lunch in the lodge dining room (a not so good buffet of pasta and salad), we traveled to Inspiration Point for a view of Marble Canyon and another view of Grand Canyon.

Most notable about this latter leg were the golden aspen everywhere.