Grand Canyon National Park

Our first stop after leaving the RV park, was to stop by the Chevron station to top of the tank in the Lazy Daze. Yesterday when we drove in, the price at the station was $3.059 per gallon...today it was $3.229! We did have a coupon from the RV park for a savings of $.20 per gallon, making the price we paid $3.029 per gallon. Just wished we'd filled up yesterday!



After arriving at Mather Campground inside the Park, we walked up to the shuttle station, and rode to Yavapai Point. From there, we walked .75 mile to Shrine of the Ages where we were going to catch the shuttle to the Red Line that would take us out to Hermits Rest. We decided, however, just to walk back to the campground...which was probably another .75 miles.

The information I had on Mather Campground was that reservations were necessary anytime after March. Since we rarely make reservations when we travel, I wasn't sure we'd be able to get a spot, but we had no problems...which we find is usually the case if we stop early in the day.

If you look closely at this image (you'll probably have to click on it to see the larger picture), you'll see part of the Bright Angel Trail which goes down to Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the canyon, a trip of 7.8 miles and a descent of some 4,458 feet!






Miles driven: 62.3
GPS Coordinates: N36.04817 / W112.12008