When the NPS closed the North Rim campground early we needed a place to stay before we went to
our reserved spot at the South Rim. I chose Wahweap in the Lake Powell National Recreation Area
which led to some retracing of footsteps which will really show up on the map on the next page.
After leaving our non-visit to Bryce Canyon, we drove down to
Jacob Lake passing through Red Canyon above and by the
Vermilion Cliffs of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, right.
We passed through a part of the National monument on the
next day too.
Jacob Lake campground was a very
nice (and full National Forest
campground. I have yet to find the
lake but there was a nice food truck
at the “town” of Jacob Lake where
we got some Fry Bread.
We did a down and back to the North Rim before heading to Wahweap. It was our first visit to the North Rim and it
wasn’t made easier by having half the parking lots closed so the NPS could repaint them, or something. Some people
had told me that they liked the North Rim better than the South, but personally, I find the South Rim to be the better
viewing experience. We were surprised to find a small heard of Bison inside the park (but well removed from the rim).
Another shot of the Vermilion Cliffs and a couple from Wahweap.
