Marble View North Canyon & Marble Plateau Forest Road219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

Marble View camping on the Kaibab National Forest overlooks North Canyon, Marble Plateau, Marble Canyon where the Colorado River cuts through and beyond.  Plus a great place to hunt for fossils.

Sunset over North Canyon from Marble View Forest Road219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

Arrived just in time to catch the sunset colors splayed across the canyon.

Lightning from Marble View Forest Road219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

And also a great lightning storm to the south and east.

Full moon behind clouds from Marble View Forest Road219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

While the full moon tried to break through the building clouds.

Full moon behind partial cloud from Marble View Forest Road219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

I played with various settings on my camera.

Full moon paritally behind clouds from Marble View Forest Road 219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

Still don’t really know how the dang thing works.

Full moon from Marble View Forest Road 219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

Even had a tripod.

Mike fossil hunting at Marble View Forest Road 219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

This morning the sun shone and we went fossil hunting.

Fossils in limestone at Marble View Forest Road 219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

There are plenty of fossils to hunt.

Fossil collection from Marble View Forest Road 219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

I’ll use the crinoids that look like beads on some necklaces.

Storm over East Rim from Marble View Forest Road 219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

Then another storm approached.

Mike at Marble View Forest Road 219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

And Mike finally convinced me to head back to camp where we thought we’d wait it out. But, it seemed to be coming down heavier.

Raining on Forest Road 219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

So, we packed it in and headed back through the forest in the rain.

Hail along Forest Road 219 Kaibab National Forest Arizona

And even saw hail on the ground.