9/14 Grand Conundrum

I need to bone up on Intelligent Design for our next trip to the Grand Canyon. We visited the North Rim and found it to be beautiful and awe inspiring. Did I say HUGE!!! The NP facilities were a throwback to the 40’s. Very quaint but not accommodating to the casual show up at the last minute without a reservation kind of folks like us. It was a good thing because it required us to explore the abutting Kaibab National Forest for a campsite. Mr. Ranger at the north rim visitors center, after a lengthy chat finally shared a really good campsite on the rim. The only problem was the 15 miles of paved and another 15 miles of dirt road to get to this incredible place. It was worth it. We found ourselves at the end of a butte with seclusion and incredible views. We did a 5 mile hike in the morning to point Imperial, located back in the park.