Frommer’s EasyGuide to the Grand Canyon & Northern Arizona

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Gregory McNamee. Frommer’s EasyGuide to the Grand Canyon & Northern Arizona

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

The author of Tortillas, Tiswin, and T-Bones: A Food History of the Southwest, Gregory McNamee was the first writer to document the Sonoran hot dog, which has since become an international sensation. He has also written The Ancient Southwest: A Guide to Archaeological Sites; Monumental Places: Arizona’s National Parks and Monuments; and many other books. He has lived in Tucson since 1975. Visit him at www.gregorymcnamee.com.

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Powell Point, the third stop, is the site of a memorial to John Wesley Powell, who, in 1869 with a party of nine men, became the first person to navigate the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. There’s a spectacular view here of Point Imperial and other North Rim landmarks. Also visible at Powell Point are the fenced-off remains of the Orphan Mine, a copper mine that began operation in 1893. For a while it went out of business (it was too expensive to transport the copper to a city to sell it), though it re-opened after uranium was discovered in 1951. The mine was shut down in 1969; the area is still closed for ongoing testing for residual contamination.

The next stop, Hopi Point, is one of the three best stops along this route. From here you can see a long section of the Colorado River far, far below, looking like a tiny, quiet stream; in reality the section you see is more than 100 yards wide and races through Granite Rapids. Hopi Point juts into the canyon, making it one of the best spots in the park for sunrise and sunset photos (shuttle buses run from 1 hour before sunrise to 1 hour after sunset).

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