POST #21-5

 Into The Grand Canyon....

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After four super quiet, but chilly nights at the Kaibab, AZ Paiute Indian RV Campground we headed out November 24th to a new spot we found online...They were very friendly Paiute Indian people running the park, and some traditional Mormon helpers.  Pipe Spring National Monument is right across the road...For thousands of years, native people, plants and animals have relied on the Pipe Spring for its life-giving water. Beginning in the 1850s, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints began to settle the area the Kaibab Paiute called home. The new settlers drastically altered the landscape and set the stage for conflict and compromise on the western frontier.  Unfortunately the visitor center was closed due to "Rona" so we didn't visit.

Anyway we headed out and traveled east and south towards Page, AZ.  Destination Lees's Ferry Campground....A distance of about 90 miles.  It was clear...not a cloud in the sky! We assumed we were in for an easy drive...

But as we came closer to this part we began seeing vehicles with 6 inches of snow on top coming down the hill on the road we were going up... Jacob Lake  is at about 8,000 feet in a large ponderosa pine forest which is part of the Kaibab National Forest.

A sped-up video of us crossing that pass can be seen HERE...watch for the truck mishap near the top...Our vehicles got covered with salty slush...It was a mess!!

After we came off of the pass we descended into wide open spectacular country...

We dropped into Marble Canyon and then further down into what is the beginning of the Grand Canyon.  Another sped-up video of us coming off of that pass and into the Vermillion Cliffs, the canyon area and pulling into our campsite at Lee's Ferry Campground can be seen HERE.  We scored a wonderful site at the bottom of the loop overlooking the Colorado River!  We pulled in about 1 pm and had camp all set up by 2...That's us up there!  

Went to the Boat Ramp with each vehicle to wash the slush off and fill the motorhome with water.   Then we were able to relax and take it all in!

We will be staying here for several days!  More Pix and info to come!

Until Next Time!