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Phantom Ranch's elevation is 2,460 feet / 750 m; that is about 4,800 feet / 1,500 m lower than the South Rim and about 5,800 feet / 1,800 m lower than the North Rim.
In the east fork of Bright Angel Creek and Colorado, David Rust, who had previously spent 4 years creating the North Kaibab Trail, built Rust Camp shortly after 1900. This was renamed Roosevelt Camp in 1913 and finally received its present name in 1922 after remodeling to plans by Mary Jane Colter: Phantom Ranch.
The Bright Angel Trail is the best developed trail down into the canyon and is traveled not only by hikers, but also by mule caravans carrying riding guests or supplying stations in the canyon. Hikers are required to make way for the mules. Behind a caravan, considerable amounts of dust hang in the air for a long time.
From Indian Garden you can walk almost level for about 2.5 km to the viewpoint Plateau Point, from where you can see into the depth of the canyon and onto the Colorado River.
Foggy Fall Day on the Skyline Trail in Mt Rainier National Park in Washington..
"Foggy Fall Trail" Does Hiking get any better than this? Maybe as good but not better, at least in my opinion. I could not stop hiking these trails and hiked them well after dark, soaking in all that unbelievable color. This was the best year for fall color I have ever seen at Mt Rainier, which made up for a pretty poor flower show on the mountain this year. I have just returned back to the gallery after 6 more days of shooting Cascade Mountain fall color and have a whole new batch of amazing images. But I had to post another from my trip to Mt Rainier. Happy Hiking, Happy Fall Everyone! Thank you so much for looking!
Images of the West
Randall J Hodges Photography
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