Left the Navajo town of Tuba City about 10:00 heading for the north rim of the Grand Canyon via US160 and US89. We chose the north rim because apparently less people are willing to take the extra time to go there, about one in ten. Stopped at the Navajo Bridge (photos) to see the Colorado River. Bridge built in 1928. Stunning view is difficult to convey in photos.
Steve and Ron on bridge crossing the Colorado River on Alt US89:
Colorado River @ Alt US89:
Continued on to the north rim. The ride in on US67 was as pleasurable for us motorcyclists as the visit to the canyon itself. Again, photos cannot completely convey the feeling you get when you're there. The rock at the bottom of the canyon approaches two billion years old. Now I don't feel so old myself. It's 13 miles across from the north rim to the south rim but if you drove around it's 213 miles.
North Rim view of the Grand Canyon:
A hiking trail at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon:
Left the north rim of the Grand Canyon in late afternoon and headed for Zion National Park in Utah, about two hours away via US89 and US9. Easy riding to get there. After entering the park, discovered road construction the entire length along US9 which is not fun on two wheels when they remove most of the road surface and what's left is pot holes, loose gravel and very uneven surfaces. Not a pleasant experience for us, so much so that we didn't even stop in the visitor center to pick up a souvenir. Although I did take a couple of photos while we were stopped for traffic to pass.
Zion National Park (when we were stopped for construction):
Continued west and ended the day at St. George, UT. Will head for Hoover Dam tomorrow. Predictions for temps well over 100 degrees. Looks like a good day to end our journey early.
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