Winding down

So the shoulder season has begun. Meaning.... everyone is gone... we're not doing programs anymore and our work schedule mostly consists of us roving around and working in the visitor center. The last week of programs was fun. Spent my last day out at the Walhalla and hiked Cape Final instead of giving a program. Been wanting to do that all season and thought the time had come (considering it was pretty much my last chance to do it on work time)


Cape final pictures above and left.

I had kind of forgotten how spectacular that view is. Probably one of my favorites up here.

Had to book it back to dodge the storm that was rolling in. Got sprinkled on a bit.






Been rather wintery on the NRim... Rainy, cold, foggy... Many disgruntled visitors that traveled so and so many miles to the Grand Canyon and now can't even see it.



Did manage to get out to Point Imperial on rove time before the fog settled in Thursday morning.. there were still clouds doing some pretty cool stuff in the canyon (picture on right)

If only they had the patience to stick it out a little longer to see clouds in the Canyon...

The crappy weather has foiled our plans somewhat as well. A tree was down on the swamp point road so that if we were to go do the North Bass trail (which we were consiering) we would have to walk six extra miles just to get to the trailhead). So instead we might go into the forest and tackle snake gulch tomorrow..