One month ago today we were camping on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, and what an experience it was! We had spent the majority of the day driving down a very rough and remote dirt road to get to this location and only saw 2 or 3 other vehicles along the way.
Our dispersed campsite was on BLM land just outside of the boundary for Grand Canyon National Park. When we arrived at the campsite we couldn't believe our eyes as it was literally right on the edge of the rim! The first thing we did was take a walk south along the rim. The views were indescribably beautiful. After our walk we set up the tent and our camp chairs then waited for sunset to arrive.
The sunset was amazing, as desert sunsets often are. The clouds to the east over the canyon lit up like wildfire as the sun was going down behind us. Not long after the sun went down the stars gradually came into view. We headed into the tent to relax for a while and wait for the sky to get darker. After a couple of hours the view of the stars over the canyon was unreal. The stars were so crisp and clear that my camera was actually able to autofocus on them. The moon was very low on the horizon now and the last bit of moonlight was illuminating the canyon below. After the moon went down we settled back into our sleeping bags for the night, still in disbelief at where we were and what we were experiencing.
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