Travels With Connie #53 To the Rim

Sometimes I know exactly where I am going. In that case it’s easy, pick a route and go.

More often I have an idea where I’d like to end up, and generally speaking a direction to go.

Once in a while I just follow the front wheel and see where it takes me.

It's morning. Not just any morning, the morning to see the North Rim. You know how I can tell this is a morning photo? That small blue flame off to the left of the fire means that I have coffee cooking. The very best part of the day!

This day was a first for a Bob sponsored meal that has since become standard for both of us. He packed some sandwich bags with a pre measured amount of pancake flower. When we were ready to cook he added a half bottle of water to the bag and mixed by hand. In two minutes we each had a pancake cooking! What a cool idea that works for biscuits too. Minimal space and maximum return!

As we leave the National Forest and get back on the Park access highway we discover that we have neighbors. Lots of neighbors. The North Rim Buffalo herd started as a joint project between Park Service and the State of Arizona. A successful project indeed.



That is the reason we came here. A small stretch of the North Rim is the only place on either rim where you can actually see the river. This is that spot. Welcome to the North Rim.

This is the primary visiting area of the North Rim. Visitor Center is just up the road and there are paved roads for maybe a mile of the rim. The other 75 miles of North Rim are less accessible.
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This is Angels Window. A wind window in the rock that is one of the prime attractions of the North Rim. If you get everything lined up just right you can actually see the river through the window.

I'm sure that Angels Window is the most photographed place on the North Rim, and I'm also sure that there are not 1% as many photographs of it as the South Rim. We were here at the most public of viewing spots on the Rim and saw less than 10 people during our whole time there.



But the North Rim offers much more than Angels Window. Even the paved tourist area has a ton of views and things of interest to look at. This picture is 'just' a side canyon off the North Rim Viewing Area.



One more look at Angels Window and we will move on. I'm really glad you've come this far with me, and hope you will return for more (much more) of the North Rim.

All words and photographs in this post are mine. For better or worse

You want some real motorcycle travel? Check out Velimir. That’s some kind of motorcycle writing.

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