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| VLA/Pie Town: | [Day 1] | Tue May 10 | Drive day | Drive day · 7 videos |
| [Day 2] | Wed May 11 | The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village | The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village · 38 videos | |
| Grand Canyon N.P. (South Rim): | [Day 3] | Thu May 12 | Grand Canyon South Rim | Grand Canyon South Rim · 16 videos |
| [Day 4] | Fri May 13 | South Kaibab hike | South Kaibab hike · 22 videos | |
| [Day 5] | Sat May 14 | Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden | Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden · 13 videos | |
| Grand Canyon N.P. (North Rim): | [Day 6] | Sun May 15 | To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point | To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point · 27 videos |
| [Day 7] | Mon May 16 | North Rim: Walhalla Plateau | North Rim: Walhalla Plateau · 27 videos | |
| Zion N.P.: | [Day 8] | Tue May 17 | To Zion; Observation Point hike | To Zion; Observation Point hike · 19 videos |
| [Day 9] | Wed May 18 | The Narrows | The Narrows · 12 videos | |
| [Day 10] | Thu May 19 | Angels Landing and Kolob Canyons | Angels Landing and Kolob Canyons · 21 videos | |
| Great Basin N.P.: | [Day 11] | Fri May 20 | To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves | To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves · 14 videos |
| [Day 12] | Sat May 21 | Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin | Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin · 9 videos | |
| Zion N.P. (II): | [Day 13] | Sun May 22 | Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon | Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon · 25 videos |
| Bryce Canyon N.P.: | [Day 14] | Mon May 23 | Bryce Canyon National Park | Bryce Canyon National Park · 29 videos |
| Arches N.P.: | [Day 15] | Tue May 24 | To Arches via Capitol Reef | To Arches via Capitol Reef · 22 videos |
| [Day 16] | Wed May 25 | Devils Garden and Delicate Arch | Devils Garden and Delicate Arch · 14 videos | |
| [Day 17] | Thu May 26 | Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point | Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point · 8 videos | |
| Canyonlands N.P.: | [Day 18] | Fri May 27 | Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles | Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles · 22 videos |
| Monument Valley/Mesa Verde N.P.: | [Day 19] | Sat May 28 | Monument Valley and Mesa Verde | Monument Valley and Mesa Verde · 16 videos |
| Great Sand Dunes N.P.: | [Day 20] | Sun May 29 | Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike | Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike · 11 videos |
| [Day 21/22] | Mon May 30 | Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east | Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east · 4 videos | |
| Route Map: | [Route][all maps] | |||
| Day's Summary: Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden. Overnight: Bright Angel Lodge. |
I had hoped to get a really nice video of a Grand Canyon sunrise, but it didn't really pan out all that well. I got up pretty early to try to experience a sunrise. That said, being at the Grand Canyon at ANY time during the day is a quite exhilarating experience. This was a stop along the Hermit's Rest Route, but I can't remember exactly where.
Another non-awesome sunrise video.
Along the Rim Trail, walking to Hopi Point from a stop further away. Lots of breathing and walking. Thus, very exciting.
At 1:15 in the video, excellent sunrise-y view of Hopi Point. Good inner canyon view around 2:00, along with the Colorado River.
Natural gas powered buses. The bus system at the Grand Canyon works pretty well. The buses go everywhere, including (during the summer) to the small town of Tusayan, AZ.
A town right outside the Grand Canyon (around 7 miles or so). The purple route serves Tusayan, but it only runs during summer months.
At one of the shuttle stops in Tusayan, waiting for the bus back to Grand Canyon National Park.
I decided to hike the Bright Angel Trail to the 1.5-mile resthouse. It's just an excellent, amazing hike. This is the beginning of it.
View of a long segment of the Bright Angel Trail.
Another view of the same segment of the Bright Angel Trail.
Viewing some of the canyon wall.
Nearing the 1.5-mile resthouse. Giving the viewers of the video a small taste of Bright Angel Trail hiking.
At the 1.5-mile resthouse. Quite small, but effective when tired!
Looking out from the 1.5-mile resthouse. Amazing view with clouds and a blue sky.