Mary Colter's Desert View tower at Desert View on the east point of the south rim of Grand Canyon.

Mather Point a few minutes after sunrise on the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

A view into the Grand Canyon from Mather Point on the south rim during early morning.

A view along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near Yavapai Point after sunrise.

Yavapai Point along the south rim of the Grand Canyon shortly after sunrise.

Early morning looking north from an area just west of Mather Point on the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

Taken just west of Mather Point in the early morning along the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

The view of Bright Angel Trail from the east near Yavapai point at sunrise on the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

View from the south rim during the early morning hours at the Grand Canyon.

Staring into the maw of the Canyon.

One of the condors of the Grand Canyon perched on a rock near the Lookout Studio on the south rim.

Lookout Studio near Grand Canyon Village on the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

Tree along the south rim of Grand Canyon just east of Hopi Point.

Canyon detail at the bottom of the abyss at Hopi Point, Grand Canyon.

Sunset at Hopi.

The last vestiges of sunset at Grand Canyon.

The view of the Colorado River from Desert View on the south rim of Grand Canyon at about 400mm.

Desert View Tower overlooking Desert View on the east perimeter of the South Rim of Grand Canyon.

Charlotte catching the final rays of sun on Hopi Point, Grand Canyon.

Mule caravan leaving for the Colorado River near the top of Bright Angel Trail on the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

Mule caravan making its way down Bright Angel Trail from the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

Inner canyon at Grandview Point at Grand Canyon.

View of Hance Rapids from Mohave Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon. With no wind, you can hear the roar of the rapids from its source many miles away. The rapids look innocuous from 10 miles away but their ferocity is legendary.

Suicide is down right difficult in some places along the south rim.

Hermits Rest at the end point of West Rim Drive on the south rim of Grand Canyon.

A view along the rim at view areas just west of Mather Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon.

Inside the Canyon View Information building at the visitor's center area near Mather Point on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Temps at the bottom of the Canyon that day approached 120 degrees.

View looking east from Desert View of the Painted Desert and a volcanic formation.

View from inside the Desert View Tower at Desert View along the south rim of Grand Canyon.

Charlotte atop Grandview Point at Grand Canyon National Park.

Sunrise at Mather Point.