Tag: Point Sublime

Stormy Point Sublime

Arizona, Desert Southwest, National Parks

Point Sublime,  on the North Rim of The Grand Canyon offers one great vista of the canyon and surrounding area. The storm cell images are those that ravaged Southern Utah on Monday causing death and destruction. As I experienced, these cells roll very fast over the landscape and you better be prepared to take cover. I had my vehicle close by and felt secure. With all the monsoonal moisture we have experienced this summer, the depths of The Grand Canyon have really greened up.

Thunderstorms pass through the Grand Canyon at Point Sublime at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

Storm cells pass through the Grand Canyon at Point Sublime at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

Thunderstorms pass through the Grand Canyon at Point Sublime at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

Thunderstorms pass through the Grand Canyon at Point Sublime at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

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Storm cells pass through the Grand Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

Thunderstorms pass through the Grand Canyon at Point Sublime at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

A storm cell moves toward the South Rim of The Grand Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

 

Foggy Grand Canyon from Point Sublime at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

The walls of the Grand Canyon get green after recent rains

 

The Colorado River winds through the Grand Canyon as seen from Point Sublime.

 

 

The walls of the Grasnd Canyon get green after recent rains

The Road To Point Sublime

Arizona, Desert Southwest, National Parks

Point Sublime is at the end of an 18-mile one-way(I say one-way because you may not make it back), never easy, rugged road along the North Rim of  Grand Canyon National Park.  Few venture out to this spectacular viewpoint of the Grand Canyon but the effort is worth the rewards. I was a bit worried taking on this road because it had rained a lot recently which could present issues. I’ve been stuck before! Recently! Of course I started in Utah and passed through Zion National Park on my way to the Kaibab Plateau.

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Passing through the spectacular Zion National Park

 

Storm clouds appear in the sagebrush country of Northern Arizona
Driving through the stormy sagebrush country of Northern Arizona

 

Highway 67 winds its way through open meadows and The Kaibab National Forest on its way to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
The highway through the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park features open meadows and thick forests

 

Aspen trees are showing their fall colors at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Aspens were starting to show their fall colors

 

Wildflower blooming at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
This aster was still blooming in mid-september

 

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Grand Canyon National Park is more than just a canyon. It has beautiful forests along the rim.

 

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Caught this deer through my windshield

 

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Had to ford about 25 giant puddles.

 

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Downed trees also presented a problem.

 

A panoramic view of the Grand Canyon from Point Sublime
The drive was worth it. This is only part of the 300 degree view of The Grand Canyon you get at Point Sublime. More photos to follow of the stormy Point Sublime

Point Sublime Time Lapse Videp

Arizona, Desert Southwest, National Parks, video

Thunderstorms rolled through Grand Canyon National Park yesterday. Watch in HiDef at full screen.  Still photos to follow.   This storm cell was part of the huge system coming from California that produced flash flooding in Utah/Arizona resulting in the deaths of a least 12 people in Hilldale.  At least two others died at Zion NP while canyoneering Tuesday morning.  3 are missing