ROTM - North Rim / Jacob Lake
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July 22 - 25, 2016
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Forum Thread: July ROTM North Rim / Jacob Lake
Great ROTM, everybody! From the drive up with Rudster and Verruckt on Friday morning, through to the departure on Monday - great trail options and things to see and do for the entire weekend.
The ability to see Happy Point (and turn back early to get a nap in), along with the Lodge at the North Rim (with rain and occasional light hail) made for cool weather when we knew it was 114F in Phoenix. Looking over Jason's shoulder gave me a quick look at the general location of our campsite for the weekend, but I still managed to miss both turn-off's on the way South toward the National Park.
The ability to see Happy Point (and turn back early to get a nap in), along with the Lodge at the North Rim (with rain and occasional light hail) made for cool weather when we knew it was 114F in Phoenix. Looking over Jason's shoulder gave me a quick look at the general location of our campsite for the weekend, but I still managed to miss both turn-off's on the way South toward the National Park.
Seems like we made quite a few stops at Jacob's Lake for gas or as a staging point heading down to the North Rim or around the general area. Some bought cookies in bulk for family back in Phoenix, and they have a great 'Bull & Onion' sandwich, but be sure to leave enough time for them to kill the bull and grow the onions.
Note new Trasheroo, which was used extensively after my last one bit the dust.
Note new Trasheroo, which was used extensively after my last one bit the dust.
Here's the view from the North Rim Lodge, built in 1913 and rebuilt sometime later on. One of our campers said this is one of her most favorite places in Arizona, and I can see why when you spend a few minutes staring out into the canyon from the comfort of a leather easy chair:
The 'Scottle' got used a few times (here for beef, later for Fried Rice), and I think Steve liked the challenge of trying to get good results.
The view from the North Rim walking path, showing some of the storms which seemed to drift in throughout the weekend.
Here's the FREE, LIMITED EDITION souvenir which CJ and I collected by parking at the North Rim Visitor Center (apparently where we shouldn't have...).
And lastly, a picture of @Saddletramp and his camp trailer on the way to Lee's Ferry headed home.
My wife thanked me for taking her along when we got home - which is a testament to the fun she had on the trail. She's not the best at bumping around in the LandCruiser, but was a trooper for the weekend, and we both agreed that 3 nights is about our limit for tent camping anymore.
Special thanks to Jason and Erin as ROTM organizers, and to everyone else who provided great company. The movies under the stars were a big hit with everyone, and Alvis even scored a new set of tires for his ride especially for this run! On that note, Mark - don't forget to replace your passenger side front body mount lock nut; I happen to know that it's a 14 mm flange nut, which are hard to locate when you really, really need a spare one.
Special thanks to Jason and Erin as ROTM organizers, and to everyone else who provided great company. The movies under the stars were a big hit with everyone, and Alvis even scored a new set of tires for his ride especially for this run! On that note, Mark - don't forget to replace your passenger side front body mount lock nut; I happen to know that it's a 14 mm flange nut, which are hard to locate when you really, really need a spare one.
Pictures by attendees
