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Too busy at work during the day, I could only go through my files this evening to find something to post. The following is a photo taken at Toroweap on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This is a place very hard to get to, unless one has a big all-wheel drive truck or van. Even then, the last 3 miles over slickrock and sand is sheer torture on tires and suspension.
Once there, the view is exhilarating and there are places for overnight or weekend camping. It is definitely worth a trip if you like being out in the wilderness with nobody within sight for miles.
I took the following photo from the beginning of a new and small canyon still being carved out of the rocks by nature. Beyond that promontory jutting out from the right is the Colorado River canyon.
New canyon at Toroweap, Grand Canyon North Rim
neihtn 
it’s been years, but I found the north rim more impressive than the south, actually.
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Thank you for visiting my blog. I have been to the North Rim three times, but only once to the South Rim.
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Thank you – I did wonder what the view was like from the North
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Diana, I have another post on the views from the North Rim: https://neihtn.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/red-rock-country-north-rim-of-the-grand-canyon/
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Interesting and inviting — it’s nice to find deserted places in crowded parks. I’d never heard of this place. An advantage of owning a 4×4, no? I hear you on the suspension/tire torture. I had a similar experience four-wheeling in Moab, UT. Those are the roughest jeep trails I’ve ever seen.
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Jerry, that was the roughest ride I ever had. I wasn’t driving in the big Suburban, but I had to hang on to my seat, leaning from one side to the other. Those last three miles took us half an hour to get through. Park rangers have been known to turn back visitors who came without a vehicle that could handle the rough terrain, or that didn’t have a good spare tire.
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Love that rocky landscape.
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It’s a wild and beautiful landscape. Thanks for stopping by, Pat.
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What a fantastic view! Glad you made it to there, Neihtn.
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Thanks Amy. You should go there too, if and when you get a chance.
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The contrast of the red rock and blue sky makes the photo jump out to me. Beautiful.
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Thank you Sue. People say that if you stay overnight at Toroweap the sky show will be among the best in the world.
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Excellent pic
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Thank you Anh Nhi.
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So were you driving that kind of vehicle then?
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We went with a guide from Dreamland Safari Tours in a Chevy Suburban. Our rental car would have never made it, and if you break down towing fees could be as high as $2,000. Actually the park rangers would not have let us in.
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Gorgeous shot!
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Thank you for stopping by, Alecia.
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