May 18 - Sunset Pictures

If this is training, let's keep it going!  I was on the Hermits Rest Sunset Tour.  We go west all the way to Hermits Rest, where Louis Boucher (aka the Hermit) lived.  He wasn't really a hermit but he did prefer to be alone.  The "Architect of the Grand Canyon" Mary Jane Colter built a rest stop out at the western terminus of the road for the Fred Harvey Company in 1914.  At that time, it was a stagecoach tour and folks needed a place to rest after the 9 mile journey.

As the bus pulled away from Grand Canyon Village, it was snowing.  Yes, this is May 18!  Snow wasn't sticking or anything, but it was cold.  Got out to the first viewpoint and were greeted with this picture.  We were all concerned that there might not be any good sunset pictures.

Above, this is looking across to the North Rim.  But as we visited Hopi Point and Pima Point, things started looking up.  Our final stop was Mohave Point.  So I took a few pictures to share.

This is my favorite so far.   

Take care and have a great weekend.