The most frequented area of the park by visitors is the South Rim. There are approximately 30 miles the South Rim accessible by road. No road connects the South and North Rims of the park in Arizona except via the Navajo Bridge, near Page, AZ. Taking this road entails a five hour drive from the center of the South Rim's locations.
The Grand Canyon Village offers a free shuttle service to take visitors from one vantage point on the South Rim to another. It is a good way to see the majority of the Canyon without having to drive or walk long distances. There are also several trails that lead visitors down into the Canyon at various points along the rim. And for the more adventurous, there is a mule trip that takes visitors to the Canyon floor for an overnight stay at the Phantom Ranch.
Welcome to the Grand Canyon!
Low clouds in the canyon.
More low clouds.
Sunrise in Grand Canyon NP.
Another sunrise.
Cliffs and slopes.
Down into the Canyon.
Long shadows.
From Desert View Point.
Close up in the middle of the Canyon.
One of many formations at the rim.
Colter Tower.
Wall painting in Colter Tower.
The Colorado River.
Another formation at the rim.
Looking across the Canyon from Desert View Point.
About mid-day. No shadows.
A couple of miles from the rim.
Looking across.
A storm on the North Rim.
Fires on the North Rim.
The sun is starting its descent.
Colors and shadows.
The start of sunset.
Sunset in the Canyon.
Morning.
A clear morning in the Canyon.
Bighorn sheep ewes.
The colors of the Canyon are ever changing.
Through the tree, across the Canyon.
Looking through millions of years of erosion.
The Colorado River off in the distance.