Obi Point in Grand Canyon (Aug 2007)

I was craving the canyon and getting out of the dog days heat of summer. I woke up at 4AM and drove out to the North Rim in order to check out some trails and viewpoints on the Wallhalla Plateau, which is due east of the Lodge. The 6 mile hike to Ariel Point allowed me to get some nice shadows in some photos. Then I contoured around to Obi Point. I tried hiking down Obi Canyon a little ways before I ran out of time. I will come back and try to get down to the petroglyphs.



Early morning view from Ariel Point.















A butterfly that was not too shy.














On the way out, I stopped by a viewpoint of Unkar Rapids.