After driving west along the rim on Hermit Road with stops like Pima Point along the way to enjoy the canyon views the road ends at Hermits Rest.
This stone arch invites you to walk a short ways along the canyon rim to find refuge, or tackle the Hermit trail.
Built by Mary Colter in 1914, Hermits Rest was designed to look like an old miner’s cabin with a natural stone formation.
The rock on the huge fireplace was darkened by hand to lend a look of antiquity.
Hermits Rest houses a gift shop and small snack bar.
The porch offers great views.
No hermit ever lived here. The name comes from the 1890s when Louis Boucher lived alone at the nearby Dripping Springs.
Someday I’ll have to continue the journey by foot down the steeply winding Hermit Trail which begins about .5 miles beyond Hermits Rest. But this day would end visiting a friend who lives and works on the South Rim. So I headed back east on Hermit Road.
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You have got me so excited about our trip in May :)!
Hello Lady-in-the-hat,
What an imposing world you live in. And I also like the shadowshot in your previous post.
Such a beautiful park!! Your captures are really superb as always, Gaelyn, and the colors are breathtaking! What a view indeed from the porch! Awesome! Hope you have a great week!
Sylvia
Thank you for the information about Hermit's Rest. The Grand Canyon is such an amazing place. I don't think there are words to adequately describe it's beauty. Beautiful shots.
Wow, this is so cool. Nice little place to visit.
Hermits Rest is a cool looking place, I love the old stonework and beautiful views.
That shot of the porch with a view is stunning! What I'd give to have a view like that!!!
Gaelyn, thanks for the great tour of the Hermits Rest. It is a beautiful place, I love the big stone fireplace. Wonderful photos of the canyon. Thanks for sharing. I hope you have a happy week!
What a wonderful place! In a place like that, I too could easily turn into a hermit. After all, I do have the predisposition for it.
All sorts of gorgeous!
Really fine shots of teh Grand Canyon, keep em coming.
Only through your photos that I see the different views of the Grand Canyon. I can go visit this place so many times, I still cannot get over the beauty it offers.
I wouldn't mind staying over in a spot like this for a couple of days. Spending time with myself and enjoying that marvelous view.
Another great tour, thanks Gaelyn. Diane
An afternoon on the porch of Hermit's Rest seems like the best place in the world right now.
Wow… some place… I can well imagine sitting out there… the portable BBQ… a bottle of good res stuff… thick Arizona steaks… good company… BLISS!!
Oh how I dream!