07-14-2025, 10:41 AM
Read about the Grand Canyon fire this morning. Very sad! Mrs. G and I visited the North Rim Visitor Center during a driving trip in 2019 and were admiring the historic lodge which has burned. It was late October, and by that time the lodge was closed for the season, but it was beautiful.
I've visited the Grand Canyon many times, and to my knowledge the North Rim is visited less frequently and gets a bit less attention than the South Rim, which has a much larger visitor area and is where most people go when they visit. It's closer to a more populated area and Interstate 10, a large East/West travel corridor. Mrs. G and I have gone there many times, but we love less crowded areas and were looking forward to getting back to the North Rim.
Coincidentally, we have some friends visiting from France, just spent the weekend with them, and saw them off yesterday on their drive to the Grand Canyon West Rim, via Las Vegas. That's another visitor area. As vast as the Grand Canyon is, the North Rim is not near the other tourist population areas of the Grand Canyon.
I've visited the Grand Canyon many times, and to my knowledge the North Rim is visited less frequently and gets a bit less attention than the South Rim, which has a much larger visitor area and is where most people go when they visit. It's closer to a more populated area and Interstate 10, a large East/West travel corridor. Mrs. G and I have gone there many times, but we love less crowded areas and were looking forward to getting back to the North Rim.
Coincidentally, we have some friends visiting from France, just spent the weekend with them, and saw them off yesterday on their drive to the Grand Canyon West Rim, via Las Vegas. That's another visitor area. As vast as the Grand Canyon is, the North Rim is not near the other tourist population areas of the Grand Canyon.
You know what? I actually would like a pickle.