| Let me start out by saying that the week we were there, in early
October, there had been some forest fires burning on the North Rim,
one of them since July, according to a Ranger. As a result, the smoke
went down into the canyon at night, and mixed with the mist from the
river. As the sun came up and warmed everything, the smoke/mist began
to rise. It gave everything a very mystical look. All the particles
in the air made for less than ideal viewing of the Canyon, but at
the same time, made for some great sunrises and sunsets. |
The Dawn Mather Point photo (right) was taken at dawn as the smoke
and mist began to rise from the Canyon floor. |
 Fire
on the North Rim (left) is the above mentioned forest fires late in
the afternoon. The plumes of smoke seemed to get thicker as the sun
began to set: |
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  Kaibab
Trailhead (left) and South Kaibab View (right) were taken at the
S. Kaibab Trailhead (Oddly enough) first thing in the AM, about
6:30, in early October of this year.
I took these on my solo hike down the South Kaibab Trail to commemorate
my 50th birthday. I hiked to just below where the Tonto Trail meets
the South Kaibab Trail, had a snack and rested, then turned around
and hiked back out. Great, great hike! I felt terriffic, and certainly
a lot better than some of the people I passed.
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The two Sunrise photos (left and below) were taken at Mather Point
before the sun came up. Everyone else was waiting to actually see
the sun, but I was captivated by the colors and firing away. These
were actually taken just before dawn.
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