Words fail when describing the stunning views from the Transept Trail.
The Transept Trail connects the North Rim Campground with the Grand Canyon Lodge and Visitor Center.
The North Rim foliage benefits from cooler temperatures and a higher annual precipitation.
The Grand Canyon Lodge, North Rim, peaks out from the pines as the canyon opens up beneath.
Views for miles from the Transept Trail.
The scale of this landscape boggles the mind. The light band of 275-million-year-old Coconino Sandstone near the top of the far rim is also present at the same level in the foregrounded butte.
Below the Grand Canyon Lodge, North Rim.