North Rim Action

Point Imperial

It is over 100+ degrees - hot as hell (me, all black). 

The drops on the North Rim put my nuts in my stomach : sometimes 2000 feet or more (Sonnet can barely drive the car around the tight curves). The GC's highest point, Point Imperial, is 8,803 feet and overlooks the Painted Desert and the eastern end of Grand Canyon. Here the canyon transforms as the narrow walls of Marble Canyon (behind us) visible only as a winding gash then opens dramatically to become "grand." Layers of red and black Precambrian rocks add contrast and color.

Over 5,000,000 people visit the GC while the North Rim less populated since more difficult to access.  The distance between the North and South Rim is about 10 miles but 215 to drive.