Shoshone Point - Grand Canyon

[Bob Israel]

Today was a bucket list day for me . . . My first visit to the Grand Canyon! I know many on the forum have likely been there numerous times so excuse my giddyness from my first visit. This was a detour from our trek from Minnesota to Santa Barbara and well worth taking the extra day for the visit. A restaurant owner in Flagstaff told us to try to get to Shoshone Point. We weren’t sure if it was accessible with the amount of snow in the park.

We were able to park in the small unmarked lot and we could see the trail which consisted of a narrow line of stomped snow no wider than the width of two feet. My dog led the way. It was a slow hike for a mile as the footing was not difficult but you needed to pay attention. We were rewarded with a view below.

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

Pictures don’t do it justice. The canyon is one of those things that’s so big it looks fake, no? Congratulations on crossing this off your bucket list!

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice job here

 

[Bob Israel]

Pictures don’t do it justice. The canyon is one of those things that’s so big it looks fake, no? Congratulations on crossing this off your bucket list!

You’re right in that pictures don’t do justice to the magnitude of the canyon. This visit was a simple teaser so it’s not completely off the bucket list!!!

 

[Bob Israel]

Nice job here

Thanks Ben!

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice introduction to that big ditch I like this view.

 

[Vieri]

Love Shoshone Point, great to see it with the snow! Enjoy the first of what I am sure will be many visits to the GC!

Best regards,

Vieri

 

[JimFox]

Very cool Bob! It's great to see you get to the Grand Canyon!

Lipan Point is the favorite point of many of us in here, did you get there too?

 

[Bob Israel]

Very cool Bob! It's great to see you get to the Grand Canyon!

Lipan Point is the favorite point of many of us in here, did you get there too?

No, I didn’t. This was a brief stop over on our way to Santa Barbara. So, we only spent a couple of hours . . .

 

[JimFox]

No, I didn’t. This was a brief stop over on our way to Santa Barbara. So, we only spent a couple of hours . . .

Did you eat or stay in Williams? It's a really awesome Route 66 town.

 

[Bob Israel]

No, we stayed in Kingman for a night and then on to Santa Barbara. Loving it here!