We have had a stunningly clear,  but crisp 33° day at the south rim of the Grand Canyon today.   We drove the rim road toward the west,  to Hermits Rest,  stopping for spectacular scenery along the way.

The trail leads down to Phantom Ranch.   Emmett has done this trek with George.  The red line on this map,  down to the bottom of the canyon.

Driving west there are 5-6 stops with amazing views that change at every stop

The rim road follows the canyon rim trail, so you can walk / hike this route for the views but we chose the drive!

Every stop,  a different angle,  but just as amazing

We packed a lunch and had our picnic at the end of the road,  at Hermit’s Rest

On our drive back we stopped for a few elk!  We saw 1 deer too

And of course more spectacular views

Early in the morning another animal shadow appeared!

Spectacular day!