It was another lovely day. Bill went to a ranger talk at 9:30 on the geology of the Grand Canyon while I slept in. It was nice to have a lazy day. I had my coffee outside and read my book for a little bit. After Bill got back, he checked in and then went into town looking for a cigar shop but found nothing.
After lunch we went to Grand Canyon Village to tour some of the historic buildings there. We had some difficulty finding a place to park, but when we did, we started out again at the Bright Angel Lodge built in 1935 by Mary Colter to replace Bright Angel Cabins. The neat thing there is the 10’ high fireplace using various rocks to simulate the strata of the Canyon.
It was crowded around the Village, but we managed to get around okay. We went in the Hopi House, built in 1905. It is now a gift shop featuring many items made by native Americans. I found a Xmas ornament covered with a sand painting. I had seen some actual paintings yesterday and thought they were beautiful. The Xmas ornament was more in my price range, so I got it.
I went on to the Verkamp’s Visitor Center where I got a couple of my flower photos identified. One was particular difficult for the rangers, so a volunteer looked it up for me. From there we walked back to the Lookout Studio, another Mary Colter designed building completed in 1914. It is one of the prettiest buildings in the Village and my photo for the day. A ranger was discussing the condors in the Canyon, but I didn’t see one.
Last on the list of historic buildings was the Kolb Studio, completed in 1904, housed the photographic studio of brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb who took photos of tourists here.
It was a fun afternoon of exploring. We came back to the RV, rested, worked on photos, until 7 when we went back to the Village for dinner at the El Tovar hotel. This is another historic building, completed in 1905. We did get the last of the sunset over the canyon which was nice. Dinner was okay, but rather forgettable, which I found surprising. I had trout for the first time, and it wasn’t bad. The rice that came with it was inedible.
Tomorrow we head to Gallup NM for just an overnight before going to Santa Fe.
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