Today’s highlight was a visit to Hull Cabin. It was built in the late 1880s by the Hull Family, sheep ranchers who branched out into prospecting and were among the first to take in tourists heading to the Grand Canyon. The cabin later served as headquarters for the Tusayan National Forest, which administered the Grand Canyon Area from 1907 until the creation of the national park in 1919. Tusayan was incorporated into Kaibab National Forest in 1934, with Hull Cabin serving as the headquarters until 1940, when operations were moved to the Moqui Ranger Station near Tusayan. The cabin sleeps six and is available for rent. Anybody besides me think that sounds like a fine idea for the Fall?

When you hit the roof at the park entrance, and they have to close the lane while we wait for law enforcement. There wasn’t much of a line when we got here, but there sure is now!p>

A smokey smokey sunset from Vishnu Overlook.

Camped near GC for the September AARL VHF Contest, with plenty of opportunities to explore the area.

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It was supposed to be a redo of my favorite bike ride along the South Rim, but it turns out there’s no trail on this end of the Canyon (don’t believe Open Cycle/Open Hiking). I ended up bike-whacking through the pine cones on an abandoned Forest Service Road, which dumped me out on US 180. Well, I always wanted to pedal that very nice paved trail to Tusayan! Blew a tire on the way back, so I pushed the bike 2-1/2 miles, and Dennis plucked me from the porch at Bright Angel.

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For our dining enjoyment tonight, a side of red cat.

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