September 29 2010: Grand Canyon National Park, Little Colorado Overlook

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Wednesday, September 29

Start in Gallup NM, Little Colorado Overlook (Navajo Nation), Grand Canyon National Park, Stay in Flagstaff. 
Weather:
  Lows: Gallup NM: 42
  Highs: Flagstaff: 83; Grand Canyon (South Rim): 83
Hikes/Walks: 3.0 miles
0.6 miles : Little Colorado Overlook
0.6 miles : Desert View
0.2 miles : Navajo Point
0.2 miles : Lipan Point I
0.2 miles : Moran Point
0.4 miles : Grandview Point
0.3 miles : Lipan Point II
0.5 miles : In Flagstaff
On Tuesday, September 28, we drove from Norman to Gallup NM to spend the night there. So on Wednesday, we left Gallup, stopped for a brief lunch in Flagstaff, then drove up toward the Grand Canyon. Before reaching the Grand Canyon, we stopped at an overlook in the Navajo Nation overlooking a gorge carved by the Little Colorado River.

Little Colorado River

We then drove west into the east entrance of Grand Canyon National Park, stopping at the different vistas in the east end of the Park, including Desert View, Navajo Point, Lipan Point, Moran Point and Grandview Point.

We chose Lipan Point as where we would take this evening's sunset photos.