Grand Canyon, North Rim

 On our way to the Grand Circle Storytelling Festival, Trish and I stopped over for a few days at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  This is much different from the South Rim, first of all being nearly 2,000 feet higher in elevation, a factor that left both of us with some altitude sickness.

While the South Rim has multiple hotels both inside the Park and just outside, the North Rim has only one option: the cabins associated with the Lodge there.  They are charming and date back to 1928 when the Lodge itself was built. We loved staying here.

The views look down Bright Angel Creek that runs to the Colorado River at the bottom.  We did not hike much as the altitude was getting to us, but, the views were lovely.

Another unique thing along the North Rim is the growth of Bristlecone Pine trees.  These often warped and not at all large trees are actually the oldest species on earth.  Their ages run not in centuries but in thousands of years. 

On Thursday we head over to Page, Arizona, where Kim Weitkamp and I have a performance together.