We were up early this morning because we were eager to get back and see more of the Canyon. As I mentioned earlier it's 45 miles from Jacob Lake to the actual North Rim. The drive is odd in that several miles are spent in area's that have been damaged by fires and it's pretty awful, but the rest is a combination of pine trees and a very long beautiful meadow. Since the elevation is about 8000 feet there is still a little bit of snow here and there. Our goal today is to drive the road to the Cape Royal area, and then the Point Imperial overlook. On the way there are several viewing stops and each one was more spectacular than the one before. At Point Imperial we ate our picnic lunch and Betsy took out her sketch book and did a very nice picture of snow caped Mt. Humphrey off in the distance. Point Imperial is the highest point on the North Rim at 8800 feet.
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The fire damaged area you mentioned I believe occurred the summer we were there, 2007. I remember having to be escorted to and from the access road by Forest Service trucks. Also, we saw an awesome air show of helocopters and low flying planes dropping fire retardants.
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