We got to Kanab, Utah and the weather was perfect. We drove to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon on a day trip. It was about 75 miles from our campground. It was a fairly desolate drive but beautiful. We saw a herd of mule deer along the way. The North Rim is at a higher elevation than the south rim so it gets colder sooner and most of it is closed in winter. The day we were there it was in the 60's with bright sun so it felt nice and warm. We had breakfast at the Grand Canyon Lodge with a view of the canyon. Jim's tip about breakfast there -- don't order the ham -- not worth the price its just the "lunchmeat style" ham.
The North Rim is much less busy than the south. It's off the beaten path and takes about 5 hours to get there from the south rim. It's definitely worth checking out. When we got to one of the overlooks along Cape Royal road we saw a bunch of firefighters coming out of the woods all smoke and sweat covered. They had just finished putting out a fire that had burnt all the way to the edge of the canyon and and had even started to burn down the slope just as they got it under control.
I would say that at least half if not more of the tourists at the parks we've visited have been foreign, German, French, Japanese, Dutch, etc. I guess one good thing about the exchange rate --its cheap for foreign tourists to come here and spend their money. We should appreciate all the foreign tourist dollars coming into the country.
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