p.2 #3 · Breaking Storm Over North Rim Grand Canyon
The Rat wrote:
Currently yeah, that's the case. I chatted with the ranger at the entrance station and he's the one that told me about them locking the gates at sunset. It wasn't that way before, so I gather it's a temporary measure due to the fire and everything. Hopefully it'll be back to normal-ish hours of operations next year!
Law enforcement rangers patrol the roads to Point Imperial and Cape Royal before the gates are closed. During a trip I made a couple of weeks ago, the rangers were making the drive about 90 minutes before sunset. I didn't perceive any opportunity to get locked in the park. As for what will happen next year, it's too early to tell.
p.2 #5 · Breaking Storm Over North Rim Grand Canyon
Adam Schallau wrote:
This is a lovely collection of images you were able to make during your visit to the North Rim. Well done.
Adam, I have great admiration for your work, and am thankful for your encouraging words! Your post last April of the ocotillo down in the GC was one of my favorites I’ve seen this year.
p.2 #6 · Breaking Storm Over North Rim Grand Canyon
lightskyland wrote:
These are spectacular, Ross!
I haven't been there in 20 years, these make me want to go back ASAP!
Thank you so much, Matthew! I hope you get to go back. I love the South Rim views also, but the crowds there make the much less visited North Rim a real treat where you can get a sense of solitude.
p.2 #7 · Breaking Storm Over North Rim Grand Canyon
Ross Martin wrote:
Thank you so much, Matthew! I hope you get to go back. I love the South Rim views also, but the crowds there make the much less visited North Rim a real treat where you can get a sense of solitude.
A photographer friend of mine recommended a place on the south rim with no crowds and when my family and I went there it was quiet and peaceful (Shoshone Point). No idea what it's like there in 2025 though...
p.2 #8 · Breaking Storm Over North Rim Grand Canyon
lightskyland wrote:
A photographer friend of mine recommended a place on the south rim with no crowds and when my family and I went there it was quiet and peaceful (Shoshone Point). No idea what it's like there in 2025 though...
Unfortunately, for the past five years or more, people online and on social media have been telling others to visit Shoshone Point to escape the crowds. The result is that on most days, Shonsone Point is no longer the hidden secret that it once was.
There are numerous places on the South Rim of the canyon where, if you can hike for 10 or 15 minutes, you can easily get away from the crowds and experience solitude.
p.2 #9 · Breaking Storm Over North Rim Grand Canyon
Ross Martin wrote:
Adam, I have great admiration for your work, and am thankful for your encouraging words! Your post last April of the ocotillo down in the GC was one of my favorites I’ve seen this year.
Thank you for your kind words about my work, Ross.
p.2 #18 · Breaking Storm Over North Rim Grand Canyon
jm10_former wrote:
Very nice Ross! To me is the light that makes your pictures in #3,#4,#5 stand out; also a slightly longer focal length...great work.
jacob
Jacob, thank you! It’s a pleasure to photograph when the light is doing good things. And I’m a fan of how a telephoto zoom lets me eliminate the clutter and get to what is essential.
p.2 #19 · Breaking Storm Over North Rim Grand Canyon
Adam Schallau wrote:
Unfortunately, for the past five years or more, people online and on social media have been telling others to visit Shoshone Point to escape the crowds. The result is that on most days, Shonsone Point is no longer the hidden secret that it once was.
There are numerous places on the South Rim of the canyon where, if you can hike for 10 or 15 minutes, you can easily get away from the crowds and experience solitude.
p.2 #20 · Breaking Storm Over North Rim Grand Canyon
Just remembering that I believe it was the North Rim where @Mark Metternich was knocked out by lightning! Thankfully my conditions were not severe (although that can be very exciting and photogenic).
