Woke up, got outta bed, dragged a comb across my head. Packed up Ernie and drove to the Grand Canyon. North Rim. With low expectations, we were hoping to get a campsite. We were not disappointed. No cancellations, no early quitters. So we went for some spectacular hikes. Oh. My. God(dess). It's a pretty Grand Canyon. We hiked along an edge, pretty cool. We get to incredible Angel Point, beyond cool, awesome. We walk, we drive, we hike, the views range from simply beautiful and inspiring, to sublime. Beyond any single emotion or experience. Bigger Powers at work, please keep to the Left.
Hiking back to Ernie, we came by three deer who didn't bolt with our approach. One just sat and watched us while the other two nibbled.
Our next recommended move was driving to a couple of viewpoints, Cape Fear and Cape Imperial. The views really are incredible.
After lots of hiking and driving (and no last second cancellations), we left North Rim for the National Forest and Boondoggling. Off the road is free in a national Forest, all of my camping in Colorado was boondoggling. Our site is ideal, lots of Aspen and total seclusion. It is in many ways the best campsite of the trip. The solar panel did its job keeping the house battery topped off all day, and the Arb will do its best with the power available overnight. We've packed the side windows with the Reflectix, so with the drapes Ernie should be retaining any heat we generate. Camping at 9,000' means it could get closer to freezing than we've experienced lately.
Tomorrow is a slow drive to the South Rim to find a campsite before checking in.
Pictures are here.
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