Departing Yavapai Point (view W) |
Water-bottle refill station just west of Yavapai Point (view SW) |
Passing one of several spur trails to Yavapai Point |
58 years on the Trail of Time |
One Million years on the Trail of Time |
Sign: A million years on the Trail of Time |
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View down onto Bright Angel Trail (view SW) |
Hiking on the original Rim Trail alternative |
Rim Trail alternative |
Rejoining the official Rim Trail |
Sample of 515 million-year-old rock along Trail of Time |
Rim Trail |
More grand views into the Grand Canyon |
Hiker at Headquarters Trail junction (view SW) |
Sign at Headquarters Trail junction (view NW) |
Taking the original Rim Trail alternate |
Rejoining the official Rim Trail |
Rim Trail |
Sample of 1.2 billion-year-old rock |
Rim Trail |
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Rest spot with a view |
Sample of 1.662 billion-year-old rock |
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Sample of 1.755 billion-year-old rock |
Approaching original Rim Trail alternate |
Rejoining the official Rim Trail |
Havasupai Garden (strip of green; view NE) |
Trail runs along the rim in most places |
End of the Trail of Time at the 2-billion-year point |
Grand views into the Grand Canyon |
Approaching the South Rim Village area (view W) |
Water-bottle refill station near Verkamp's Visitor Center (view SW) |
Lots of people in the village area |
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Passing the El Tovar Hotel |
Passing Kachina and Thunderbird Hotels |
Approaching Bright Angel Lodge |
Arriving at the Bright Angel Lodge |
Ice cream behind the Bright Angel Lodge! |
Back porch of the Bright Angel Lodge (view NW) |
California Condor flying above back porch of the Bright Angel Lodge |
More to come ... |