I got to spend the afternoon roving out on the Walhalla Plateau including Cape Royal. That basically means I can go to any site, trail or overlook and hang out talking to visitors. It’s a tough job at Grand Canyon, but somebody has to do it.
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View from Cape Royal
So I went out to Cape Royal, at the end of the scenic road. What I find kind of interesting is that most of the visitor’s questions are about how I became a Ranger and where else I’ve worked instead of about the canyon.
.jpg "Angels Window from Cape Royal trail NR GRCA NP AZ")
Angels Window
On the .3 mile (.48 km) walk out to the view point you can see Angels Window and there’s a short trail onto the top of the window rock.
.jpg "Flowering cliff rose along Cape Royal trail NR GRCA NP AZ")
Cliff Rose
The air smells sweet from the flowering Cliff Rose.
.jpg "Pinyon pine cones along Cape Royal trail NR GRCA NP AZ")
Pinyon Pine cones
And the Pinyon Pines are heavily laden with cones. Of course it will be another two years before the nut matures. Guess I’ll have to come back to gather some of those delicious pine nuts if the critters don’t beat me to them.
On the .3 mile (.48 km) walk out to the view point you can see Angels Window and there’s a short trail onto the top of the window rock.
Cliff Rose
The air smells sweet from the flowering Cliff Rose.
Pinyon Pine cones
And the Pinyon Pines are heavily laden with cones. Of course it will be another two years before the nut matures. Guess I’ll have to come back to gather some of those delicious pine nuts if the critters don’t beat me to them.