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Heading east on UT 9 out of Zion NP. The highway ascends the cliffs with switchbacks, then goes through a dark tunnel, illuminated only be a few "skylights" through the rock.
The north rim of the Grand Canyon is at around 7,000 feet, about 1,000 feet higher than the south rim. The landscape is much more tapered. Somewhere down there is the Colorado river.
An old postcard of the lobby of the El Tovar lodge on the S rim of the Grand Canyon. The lodge was built by the railroad to bring in tourists, and was the first to be built at the Grand Canyon. It's about 100 feet from the lip, and just uphill from the old RR depot at the end of the line. The railroad still runs, and the El Tovar has been recently refurbished.
If you are interested in what the Grand Canyon looks like from the river, I've traveled the length of the canyon by 17' wooden dory twice. I have extensive photo and trip logs on my website.
I've been so many times through the area and its always great riding. I go again next week on the way to Tucson. Good pictures. My daughter graduates the U.of Az. as a newbie Aerospace Engineer. I'm a happy Dad. She rides a F650, too. Thanks for sharing your AZ trip. Its such a fine place to ride....Randy