Grand Canyon National Park Is Not Just A Giant Lifeless Abyss

On the plateau surrounding the Grand Canyon, wildlife and wildflowers abound. It’s this part of Grand Canyon National Park that doesn’t make the cover of National Geographic but has a more subliminal charm.

 

 

Wild Turkeys

 

 

 

 

 

On The Road To the Grand Canyon

A recent drive to Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim revealed some sights not normally associated with The Grand Canyon. Like wildlife, Aspens and Autumn Colors.

 

 

 

Fall colors have arrived in the Aspen Tree forests at The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

Wild Bison graze in a meadow at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

 

 

 

And of course, the Grand Canyon itself!

Past Peak Color At Kaibab National Forest

Fall colors have arrived via Aspen Trees at Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

 

Fall colors have arrived via Aspen Trees at Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

 

Deer graze in a meadow during autumn at Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim, Arizona

 

Fall colors have arrived via Aspen Trees at Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

 

Fall colors have arrived via Aspen Trees at Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

 

 

Deer graze in a meadow during autumn at Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim, Arizona

 

 

Bison graze in a meadow during autumn at Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim, Arizona
These bison are actually in Grand Canyon National Park.

 

Leaveless Aspen Trees at Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

 

Fall colors have arrived at Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

Northern Arizona’s North Rim, Kaibab National Forest & Marble Canyon

A full moon brightens up the Kaibab National Forest in Northern Arizona

 

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Bison graze along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

Passing clouds produce shadows on the landscape around Marble Canyon in Northern Arizona

 

Ponderosa Pines at the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

 

The Western Tanager at the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

 

Passing clouds produce shadows on the landscape around Marble Canyon in Northern Arizona

 

Passing clouds produce shadows on the landscape around Marble Canyon in Northern Arizona

 

A flowering Cliffrose Tree at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

Red Penstemon grows in the wild at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

Passing clouds produce shadows on the landscape around Marble Canyon in Northern Arizona