Weather Prediction: 72 to 84 degrees – Partly Cloudy, slight chance of T-storms
Range of Elevation: 4,117′ to 7,461’
6:00am | Breakfast Breakfast buffet available in main dining area |
7:00am | Baggage ready OUTSIDE of room |
8:00am | Load bus and depart for Grand Canyon National Park |
………… | Restroom Break at Cameron trading post |
11:00am | Arrive in Grand Canyon National Park – Desert View |
………… | Visit Bright Angel (lunch on own) and Mather Point |
………… | Depart for Yavapai Lodge East. Evening and dinner on own. |
Yavapai Lodge East: refrigerator, coffee maker, a/c. Limited wifi available in Yavapai Lodge Lounge. 1-night
– Take flashlight / torch and note route To & From lodge building – it gets very dark at night.
– Do not approach or feed wildlife, it is against the law. Elk are prominent in area.
Grand Canyon Sites
Bright Angel Area: Rim Trail, Verkamp’s Visitor Center, Kolb Studio (GC Celebration of Art Exhibit), Mary Colter’s Lookout Studio, Hopi House
Mather Point: Rim Trail, Yavapai Geology Museum (1.4 mi RT); VC is closed
Rim Trail Hike: Mather Point to Bright Angel (2.9 miles – 245’ elevation decline)
Sunset – 6:44pm Sunrise – 6:07am, 1st light – 5:42am
Village Bus – BLUE Route: circular loop within Grand Canyon Village.
4am-6:30am: every 30 mins 6:30am-8:30pm: every 15 mins 8:30pm-11pm: every 30 mins
Last bus at 10:30pm.
Our stop is Market Place Plaza – East bound & West bound.