Sabrina and Walter pose before departing for the South Rim. Sabrina drew a lovely graph of the adventure to come.
The goods that had to make it to the North Rim and then to the South Rim to aid in the creature comforts.
A view along Highway 89A.
The little store in the town of Jacob Lake. Last stop before North Rim.
What a sight along Highway 67.
The people in front of us were enjoying the drive as much as Simona and I were.
The entrance to the National Park on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
There was lots of water and patches of snow.
Then there was large banks of snow! (May 17, 2008)
Home sweet home for only one night.
This stunning view was about 150 meters from our campsite. Wow!
Geo took a picture of me once he arrived at the North Rim (11 hours after departure from the South Rim).
This view was worth the wait.
Sabrina and Walter arrived in their chariot and enjoyed a cold drink on the 2 miles back to the campsite.
Mark and Geo after the hike! Good job guys!
Sabrina and Walter taking it in.
Geo and Krissy happy to be reunited!
Say Cheese.
Mark making the switch from hiker to camper.
Geo building our campfire.
After showers, we enjoyed a nice spaghetti dinner.
In the morning, the happy hikers took off from the North Kaibab Trail (7 am Sunday).
This is the view more or less from near the trailhead.
There is more to see this-a-way.
My "hike" for the morning to Bright Angel Point.
What a stunning view.
This is the sign below the vista from the previous picture.
My self-pic at 7:30 am on Sunday, trying to get the canyon behind me. And it was really not that cold to be wearing a jacket and cap.
Simona and I took a hike on the Widforss Trail before leaving the North Rim.
Can't pass up a chance to pose with the canyon!
Look at that.
Turn your head to the left.
A patch of snow on the trail with a good message.
On the drive to the South Rim.
There were some giant boulders, so Simona and I stopped for a photo.
At the Navajo Bridge, the narrowest crossing over point of the Colorado River.
The bridge and the Colorado River.
Simona was not afraid of anything!
This is amazing territory, rocks and canyons everywhere.
At the East entrance to the National Park on the South Rim.
We drove up right to this view point. Wow!
Beautiful!
Not bad for a little camera.
This is called Duck on a Rock (foreground) and Vishnu Temple (center background). I had never been down this road before.
So tired...I just wanted to sit. The morning started at 5:30 for me and this was about 5:30 pm. Nothing compared to hiking R3 but I still was sleepy.
Setting up the campsite at the South Rim.
Finally, a second wind once the hikers arrived. They're tired but we still had time to enjoy s'smores before bed.
