Yesterday we packed a lunch and took a long drive (300 miles round trip) to the north rim of the Grand Canyon. It was easier to leave the RV parked and just drive the truck. On the way we stopped at the Navajo Bridge, built in 1926 to allow easier travel. It replaced Lee's Ferry the only other way over the gorge. In 1995 they built a second bridge because the original bridge was not built to carry the loads of today. The first bridge is a foot bridge now.We drove through Vermilion Cliffs, with its breathtaking scenery. Stopped at some historic markers and then got up into the mountains away from the desert and into the trees. We got to the North Rim about 1pm, depending on whose time you were going by. There is one hour difference between Navajo time and Arizona time.After hiking about 2.5 hours we caught our breath at the old lodge, that was built in the 1920's, sitting and relaxing for a while.We think we saw a Swainson's Hawk, picture to follow. Let us know if you are a birder and think otherwise. We saw Bison twice, once was in the field and the second time Bison were almost on the road. Back at the Navajo bridge where we stopped for a break on the way home we walked out on the bridge again and low and behold Gene spotted the 2 condors. I would like to thank my "readers" for letting me know you are enjoying the blog. And to the Green Team at Brookhaven, there is a special picture.
I will be downloading quite a few pictures.
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