The Largest Drainage Ditch

The Largest Drainage Ditch - Part 4C

Friday, May 20th – Grand Canyon National Park – North Rim to Kanab, Arizona/Utah – Day 99

At the top, we got back into the car and zoomed our way to Point Royal. There were a few overlooks on the way; at one you could look through Angels Window a hole that has formed in the rock below a path you can walk out on.

We got out of the car and raced to Point Royal to see the sunset. It was a lovely view and a great way to end our Grand Canyon experience. We went back to the car with a brief trip on the rock outcropping above Angels Window and headed back to the visitor centre to get our trailer.

The next step was the two hour late night drive to get to Kanab, a town on the Utah side of the Utah/Arizona border. The drive was dark and uneventful. Gen had picked out a beautiful, free reservoir campsite complete with running water washrooms, a play structure and a reservoir to swim in. When we arrived, we found a carnival set-up where we were suppose to sleep. Undaunted, we found another free campsite, 2 minutes and one state away (we crossed the Arizona border) on Landfill road. The site was unspectacular but solid and very few people go to the landfill apparently because traffic was minimal. The unfortunate thing was I broke a side taillight maneuvering the trailer into the spot. We set-up, carried the kids in and went to bed.

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