Tag: Roosevelt Point

After our first morning shoot at a North Rim overlook, we drove to other view points and hiked short trails to scout for other sunrise and/or sunset photo locations.

Remnants of a Native American granary is just a short distance from the trailhead for the Cliff Spring Trail.

There were very healthy plants thriving on nutrients obtained from the rocks or minimal soil in crevices in a cliff face.

There is a short, easy trail to an overview at Roosevelt Point.  The 4 photos above were taken from what may have been the end of the most commonly hiked and easiest portion of this trail.  There is a steep step down at one point and a second less steep step down beyond that on the final portion of the trail.  It is not actually clear whether the trail beyond the first big step down is part of the official trail or if hikers have extended the trail.  I hesitated at the first step down, not sure whether it was wise or allowed to proceed.

After deciding I could make the step down and get back up safely my son and I proceeded along the path.  In the photo just above, my son is seen pondering the next step down and trying to decide, if an official trail extends past this point.  We noted trees that had been cut beyond this point, suggesting trail blazing, so we proceeded.

The end of the trail at Roosevelt point is in the photo above.  There is a gap in the narrow rock ledge (the one with the rock perched near the end) that one has to carefully step over to get to the end of this ledge.

The photo above gives a better indication of the sharp drop off on either side of the narrow ledge at the end of the trail.

The photo above is made from as far along the narrow ledge as I dared go and it is probably not safe for anyone to go any further.

The last image in this post is made from an overlook at the highest view point on the North Rim.

The next post will be for our sunset photo shoot on our second day here.

Until then,

Ken