After Christmas we went up North to experience snow. Here are some pics from the Grand Canyon. I never tire of seeing the canyon in different weather conditions. I dragged Jules to all my favorite northern Az spots to see them under snow. He puts up with it and humors me. I am always overjoyed by the depth and varied beauty found in the canyon. Did you know that many native Arizonians have never been to the Grand Canyon? People often have beauty under their noses and miss seeing it. We miss so much just because we don't look or are too busy to see.
Yours truly
Jules at the entrance to Hermits Rest, one of the many buildings at the canyon designed by Mary Colter at the end of the West Rim Road to provide a resting spot and refreshments for travelers. It is still this and more, with a concentration on selling stuff. Such it is everywhere in our day and age!
This is Hermits Rest. You walk through the door to a huge fireplace under a stone arch. Most of the buildings at the Grand Canyon have large fireplaces, being built when that was the only source of heat. It is fun to be here in the winter and enjoy the fires built in these large fireplaces.
The horizon line is the North rim, much higher than the south and covered with snow. You cannot get to the North Rim in the winter because it is snowed in and the road is closed. I think you can get in on cross country skis!
After Christmas we went up North to experience snow. Here are some pics from the Grand Canyon. I never tire of seeing the canyon in different weather conditions. I dragged Jules to all my favorite northern Az spots to see them under snow. He puts up with it and humors me. I am always overjoyed by the depth and varied beauty found in the canyon. Did you know that many native Arizonians have never been to the Grand Canyon? People often have beauty under their noses and miss seeing it. We miss so much just because we don't look or are too busy to see.
Yours truly
Jules at the entrance to Hermits Rest, one of the many buildings at the canyon designed by Mary Colter at the end of the West Rim Road to provide a resting spot and refreshments for travelers. It is still this and more, with a concentration on selling stuff. Such it is everywhere in our day and age!
This is Hermits Rest. You walk through the door to a huge fireplace under a stone arch. Most of the buildings at the Grand Canyon have large fireplaces, being built when that was the only source of heat. It is fun to be here in the winter and enjoy the fires built in these large fireplaces.
The horizon line is the North rim, much higher than the south and covered with snow. You cannot get to the North Rim in the winter because it is snowed in and the road is closed. I think you can get in on cross country skis!
