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The Grand Canyon (Southside)

We started our trip from Phoenix, Arizona, and spent the first night at a campsite at Flagstaff. The next day we visited Sunset Crater before coming on to the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon South Rim
It is the south side of the Grand Canyon that attracts about 90 percent of visitors to the National Park. From here you can look across to the North Rim 10 miles away. This may not seem a very long walk but the canyon is a mile deep so it's a long climb down and a longer climb up the other side. The north rim is 1,200 feet higher than the south. Most people making the trip go by road - a journey of 215 miles.

The Kolb Studio
Built around 1915 by the brothers Emery and Ellsworth Kolb early explorers and photographers of the canyon. The studio stands at the top of the Bright Angel Trail which leads across to the north rim.

Left: Looking down into the canyon from near Yavapai Point gives some idea of the depth of the canyon with the Bright Angel Trial a thin line as it makes its way towards the canyon floor.

Above: The view from Maricopa Point.

Left: The course of the Colorado River which cut the canyon over millions of years can be seen at the bottom of the canyon.
Above: Visitors at Hopi Point can view the splendours canyon from a rock outcrop that gives a good view of the Colorado River,

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We started our trip from Phoenix, Arizona, and spent the first night at a campsite at Flagstaff. The next day we visited Sunset Crater before coming on to the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon South Rim It is the south side of the Grand Canyon that attracts about 90 percent of visitors to the National Park. From here you can look across to the North Rim 10 miles away. This may not seem a very long walk but the canyon is a mile deep so it's a long climb down and a longer climb up the other side. The north rim is 1,200 feet higher than the south. Most people making the trip go by road - a journey of 215 miles.	The Kolb Studio Built around 1915 by the brothers Emery and Ellsworth Kolb early explorers and photographers of the canyon. The studio stands at the top of the Bright Angel Trail which leads across to the north rim.

	Left: Looking down into the canyon from near Yavapai Point gives some idea of the depth of the canyon with the Bright Angel Trial a thin line as it makes its way towards the canyon floor. Above: The view from Maricopa Point.
	Left: The course of the Colorado River which cut the canyon over millions of years can be seen at the bottom of the canyon. Above: Visitors at Hopi Point can view the splendours canyon from a rock outcrop that gives a good view of the Colorado River,
To buy a wide range of photographs go to www.photo-sales.org.uk All images and text are the copyright of Jim Shead if you wish to publish any material from the site please contact me.