The West Rim

The next day we took a beautiful trip to visit the Hualapai Indians on the West Rim of the Grand Canyon. Our tour bus picked us up at 5:45 am and we eventually made our may through Boulder City, across the Hoover Dam, through Joshua Tree Forrest, over an extremely treacherous 10-mile dirt road, and into the reservation where we were treated to amazing hospitality by the locals, a nice lunch, and a view that can't be described in words or even photos for that matter.

Here's the site of the sky walk on the west rim. It has only been open for about four months, hence all the construction. It will be cool to see how it changes over the years.
We weren't allowed to bring our own cameras out onto the walk, but later I may post one that we purchased from their own photographer. Here's a shot of the sky walk from the side. We loved it! We stayed out there for quite a while, taking in the view and making friends.
Valerianne and Sara Jane posing in a tipi
Next we went to beautiful Guano Point. These are the only buildings here - just a small cafeteria and some tables under a large awning. The real attraction here is the view.
They allow us to get much closer to the edge here. I didn't feel comfortable getting too close without sitting down. But wanted to prove I really was there, so here's a lovely shot of my feet.


Here is the view looking down at the canyon while standing out on the point.

Then, from pretty much that same spot, if you turn around you can see some of the structures above. The two awnings just have tables under them. The structure on the right is a huge apparatus used to lower people down into a cave in the side of the canyon to mine for guano. (by the way, guano is bat feces, used to make items like mascara... eeeew!)
Some of the locals were selling jewelry out under these awnings. All three of us indulged in some.
On the way back home, we again passed over the Hoover Dam. This time the sun was lower and the light was more interesting. These shots were taken from inside the bus.
Overall, it was another amazing day, thanks to the best hostess ever; Sara Jane, and her great idea to plan this Vegas and Grand Canyon trip. Sara totally rocks!