Hermit's Rest Grand Canyon National Park

Since the sunset I saw the night before was so spectacular I decided to get up super early to watch the sunrise over the Grand Canyon. Anyone who knows me will find this shocking since I am not a morning person. I got up at 6:15 a.m. to get ready and needed to be at the Rim shortly before 7 a.m.

I had made plans to meet Donna and Lindsay …

Today was the last day of our grandkids trip and we had lots to pack in.

1st off, catch the 8a.m. shuttle bus to Hermit's Rest for the Junior Ranger/Family Hike. We haven’t been to Hermit’s Rest in many years and think that we just stopped and looked much like yesterday, but we didn’t even know about the trail so this was …

... !) and drove for 5 and a half hours to Tusayan (strange to be on the other side of the road!!), just outside the Grand Canyon National Park then grabbed a microwave pizza and went to bed - exciting day! Only found myself on the wrong side of the road ...

Today was the last day of our grandkids trip and we had lots to pack in. 1st off, catch the 8a.m. shuttle bus to Hermit's Rest for the Junior Ranger/Family Hike. We haven’t been to Hermit’s Rest in many years and think that we just stopped ...

... like the Desert View Drive is a great way to see as much of the canyon as you can. 3. Most of Arizona, including Grand Canyon National Park, remains on Mountain Standard Time year-round until Nov. 1, Arizona is on the same time as California and Nevada. ...

... back on.  The flat area near the bottom seemed as hot as it was yesterday, even though the sun had not made it above the canyon walls yet.  I was struggling to get going, and had to stop every 50 feet or so just to give my muscles a ...

... enjoyed the experience, though I think Kate enjoyed the flying bit more than the scenery. After our flight we drove into the National park & found parking for the truck. Then we boarded one of the three free shuttle buses that have loops all over ...

After getting the initial awe out of the way, we drove to Hermits Rest, which was a scenic overlook point west of Grand Canyon Village.  This was our trailhead for the next morning's trek to the bottom of the canyon. We watched the sunset over the ...

... beginning to set. We were lucky and bagged one of the last spots in Desert View Campground within the national park, and went for a short walk down to the canyon just as the sun disappeared behind it. Beautiful - the sky was bright pink, orange, red and ...

... , Louis Boucher, who lived alone in the area for more than 20 years. So i guess they considered him a hermit. At hermits rest stands a limestone building  Grand Canyon architect, Mary Colter, in 1914. It is now used as a snack bar and gift shop. ...

... up to the sight of canyons all around us, or is it one big massive Canyon? We had breakfast then drove to the Grand Canyon National park entrance and paid our $25 entry fee before stopping at a scenic viewing area called 'Desert View' looking down into ...

... , Marius, Sander and myself all went to the Tusayan IMAX Cinema, to see the world's most watched IMAX movie ever... The Grand Canyon Imax Movie. Even though the screen wasn't of traditional IMAX quality the movie itself was amazing and you could really ...