Shoshone Storm
We took off early one morning from our hotel near the Grand Canyon Park's entrance to find a vantage point that was not dominated by selfie sticks and tourists with their backs to the Canyon smiling into their cell phones.
After a short drive and then a mile hike through a pine forest, we came upon this spot and stayed to take it all in. Midway on our hike we had come across an old pine tree whose bark had been recently shredded by a bear and had hesitated, just for a moment, about continuing on.
We stayed at the Canyon's edge for awhile enjoying the view and the crisp, clear air. After a while, a snow storm developed in the distance and moved across the Canyon toward us. This images captures that moment and the stone monument that identifies this a Shoshone Point.