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The North Rim  
   

The North Rim

of the Grand Canyon is now our preferred rim. The South Rim is beautiful and gives more expansive views, but the North is higher, cooler, and less crowded.
Now THAT's a Canyon

July 7th 2011
Our last visit to the Grand Canyon included 140 miles driving out of our way, 30 minutes looking for a place to park and 20 minutes spent actually looking at the canyon. Today's visit to the North Rim was far better. After driving through the sub-alpine forest and meadows of Kaibab National Forest, we easily found parking near the Visitor Center. We strolled through the cabins of Grand Cany ... read more
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