Driving towards the east from Grand Canyon Village brings you to another unique overlook. Along Desert View, you can see this amazing Watchtower built in early 1900s.The Indian Watchtower is at the eastern end of the south rim of the Grand Canyon. From a distance the building’s silhouette looks like the Anasazi watchtower it was [...]

Hiking down Grand Canyon was a memorable experience. Given that I went hiking alone, it was definitely challenging. I have hiked Half Dome which is quite a strenuous hike in Yosemite National Park. That was the longest hike- almost 12 hours. One of my senior, Shao Rong sent us this email:

So, people have been asking [...]

One of the trails that I feel is worth the hike is Bright Angel Trail (of course, this is the trail that I took which is near my lodge). Bright Angel Trail is actually a steep but well-maintained trail. It begins near Kolb Studio and Lookout Studio and follows switchbacks through several rock layers to [...]

I shall now go back in time to Saturday night, February 16, 2008. After driving 5 hours from Zion, I entered Grand Canyon National Park from the East Entrance. There were not many cars which would enter from this entrance at night, and as such, I ended up not paying the entrance fee because there [...]

I had a superbly awesomely great road trip over the last weekend. 18 Feb was President’s Day so I took leave on 15 Feb to make it a four day super long weekend. Initial plan was to travel to Yellowstone National Park with two other friends. However, that road trip didn’t materialize because they have [...]