Jacob Lake, United States

... canyon rim is closed by snow at this time of the year. As we can't stay in the park, the next option for accommodation is at Jacob Lake at the Highway 67 junction. Not the best option, but we don't have much choice. We head off early in the morning for our ...

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... . After that everything was all flowers and sunshine (I also saw a squirrel - sweet). We bid the canyon farewell and head for Lake Powel kind of wishing that we weren't working to such a strict schedule. It had been a sort of Contiki tour of California ...

The next morning I set off to the North Rim, just in time for some rain that turned briefly to hail and sun. Made for a lovely ride. The sight of 7 mule deer bounding across the highway, the wild turkeys at the Park entrance and the buzzing by a ...