It is 25 miles to the Tusayan Ruins and many stops along the way. This is at Grandview Point.
The colors just don't come out as bright as they are.
We arrived just in time to take a Ranger Walk at the Tusayan Ruin. People have lived on the Colorado Plateau for thousands of years. This ruin is one of more than 4000 archaeological sites recorded within Grand Canyon National Park.
A kiva, a cermonial chamber, is one of the cultural signatures of the ancestral Puebloan people.
This is a Mormon Tea bush. It makes a good tea with no caffine. If you use too much it can cause heart problems.
Navajo Point on the way to the Watchtower.
Desert View Visitors Center
We had lunch here. I had a taco made with Indian Fry Bread. It was yummy!
The Watchtower at Desert View was built in 1932 by the Fred Harvey Company and Santa Fe Railroad. The architect was Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter. Primarily an observation station and convenient rest stop for Grand Canyon visitors,
it was also intended to bring about a better understanding of the American Indian and his life to past and present.
Inside the Watchtower.
Awesome views from the top of the Watchtower.
Rock formations galore!
Love, love, love the views here.
Shadows over the canyon changes the view.
So many views, so little time. We leave tomorrow for Sedona.
Our last stop the Verkamp's Visitors Center.
The pen used to make the park an official National Park. Boots and hat of a ranger in the 1930's
As we left on the shuttle bus, our friend the elk came by to say farewell.
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