HISTORY94 - The North Rim of the Grand Canyon
In July, Pat and I have a trip planned to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon - one of our favorite places to visit. I have been remiss in the past in not doing my usual pre-trip research and history article of the places we visit; this blog will correct that. After an introduction to the Grand Canyon, I will discuss the history of the development of the North Rim, including tourist accommodations; then the history of the connections of the North Rim to the South Rim; and end with the story of each of the major Canyon viewpoints on the North Rim. I will list my principal sources at the end, but up front I can thank the National Park Service (NPS) for much of this data. Introduction to Grand Canyon The history of the Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona began about six million years ago when the Colorado River began slowly eroding the land beneath it forming the spectacularly steep Canyon that we know today. The mile-deep Canyon is 278 miles long, with a width (rim to rim