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Roadtrip: Georgia to Arizona 12th Day

Karen · 4 Comments

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This was the last day of our roadtrip to Arizona. We left Flagstaff, headed to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, to our seasonal jobs there. Though the North Rim doesn’t open until May 15th, Fabgrandpa has to start working on Sunday, so he wanted to get there a couple of days before that. The drive from Flagstaff to the North Rim has such diverse landscape. It is unbelievable how it changes so in just 195 miles.

We passed by snow covered mountains near Flagstaff.

San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff

Ponderosa Pines along the roadside north of Flagstaff on Hwy 89.

Hwy 89 north of Flagstaff
Hwy 89 north of Flagstaff

Just a few miles later you are driving through painted desert land.

Painted desert

You see some really different types of land formations along this road.

A butte along Hwy 89

Then the landscape changes again to red cliffs.

Hwy 89 north between Flagstaff and Page

The look of the cliffs changes again when you turn west on Hwy 89A into Marble Canyon.

Cliffs near Lee's Ferry

The cliffs are near the road when you head into Marble Canyon at Navajo Bridge

Rounding the bend into Marble Canyon

Even though I have seen this place many times in the last five years, I still am amazed by it.

Just beautiful!

The landscape changes yet again as you begin the climb up the Kaibab Plateau. There begin to be trees again, this time scrub pines and desert plants.

Climbing up the Kaibab Plateau

Once you turn south on Hwy 67 towards the North Rim, you begin to see Ponderosa Pines, fir trees, and aspens. There are lots of meadows, too.

On Hwy 67 south towards the North Rim

About ten miles south of Jacob Lake, you’ll drive through eleven miles of burned forest. This was the Warm Fire that was caused by a lightening strike in 2006 and burned about 60,000 acres.

The Warm Fire burned in 2006

As the elevation gets higher, the temperature gets colder. This frozen pond created by snow meltĀ  is about five miles from the entrance to the North Rim Grand Canyon.

Frozen pond created by snow melt

The entrance station to the North Rim. The park doesn’t open until May 15th so the gate is locked until then. There was not as much snow this year as there have been in recent years.

The entrance gate is locked

You can see the difference in the amount of snow in this picture, that was taken in 2010 on about the same date as the one above.

Entrance station in April of 2010

This is about a mile south of the entrance station inside the park on Hwy 67. It looks like a lake right now but it’s just snow melt in the meadow.

The first bend in the road inside the park

We finally made it our campsite, within view of the canyon. I love my summer home!

View from my campsite at the North Rim
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  1. Gaelyn says

    April 20, 2012 at 8:01 pm

    It is a changing and amazing drive.

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  2. Judy Bell says

    April 20, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    Glad you made it safe and sound.

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  3. Susan Adcox says

    April 21, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    Your eyes should be full of beauty for the next few months!

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  4. Where RV Now says

    April 21, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Arizona is a beautiful drive no matter which direction or what time of year. We just drove 60 east through Salt River Canyon, awesome views!

    Reply

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