20.08. แกรนด์แคนยอนริมฝั่งใต้

Now we are finally getting to the unplanned pleasure of visiting the southern rim (South Rim) of the Grand Canyon. This is certainly the more developed and touristy side of the Grand Canyon, which is why we originally preferred the North Rim. But now that this opportunity arises, we gladly take it and spend a few more hours here enjoying the view.

We park our RV at the Visitor Center and walk along the edge of the canyon on a beautifully paved path that is frequented by many others. As we go further, the number of people decreases and we stay a little longer, gazing into the depths. Samuel insists on balancing on the edge of the path, which is not so great in all places. The canyon is deep, really deep, and the path is sometimes right on the cliff. At least he seems to be free from vertigo. We visit a small museum about the geology of the canyon and then we set off again to make the long journey back to California without any major attractions (unfortunately Joshua Tree is out of the question).

We still have Hurricane Hilary in mind and are monitoring the weather forecasts for the coming days. California has declared a state of emergency due to the approaching storm surge, so we decide to stay in Arizona for at least one more night. We head to a campsite in Kingman and we are almost alone here. The city is actually not worth a visit, and the campsite offers nothing more than the opportunity to charge the battery and empty the tanks.

But at least we are not in the direct path of the hurricane, although a storm comes up in the evening and it rains intermittently. Even in the dry Death Valley, a storm surge is expected.

According to the current American weather forecast here, improvement is apparently expected tomorrow in the late afternoon, so we will take our time with the onward journey and hope to find an intact campsite near Los Angeles...