We got up early this morning and took the dogs for the walk. We ended up driving up Forest Road 205 for about an hour and then linked up with the road out of Jacobs Lake that heads to the north rim of the Grand Canyon. The drive along this route is absolutely breathtaking. There are amazingly gorgeous meadows, seas of Aspen, and the occasional deer and elk.
We walked around the North Rim Visitor Center, the beautiful lodge, and all the cabins, and took in the views from the north rim of the Grand Canyon. The place was nice, not very crowded, and plenty of parking. All of the campgrounds were booked up, which is common for national parks in the summer. But right outside the park there’s like 50 miles of open area that is for camping, which is where we spent the previous night. We are headed off the rim, and on toward Zion tonight.
Along the way we found another national monument called Pipe Springs National Monument. It was a settlement from the 1800s with the natural springs in the area allowed them to raise cattle, sheep, orchards, and fields of vegetables and grains. The fort was actually pretty cool and was well maintained.
We crossed over into Utah outside of Colorado city, Arizona. We got the obligatory photograph and then headed down the road another 30 minutes and found a camp in VLM land up on gooseberry Ridge outside of Apple Valley. It was really windy in the valley today, but it’s calmed down nicely this evening.
We’re making some beef stew and bread for dinner, and watching the sunset. Tomorrow at Zion national Park.
Link to the day’s photos.
https://www.overlandadventureexcursions.com/photos-albums/nggallery/album/20250606-north-rim-grand-canyon
