I am devastated by the loss of the Grand Canyon Lodge and all the other buildings destroyed at the North Rim by the Dragon Bravo fire. We don't yet know how the forest itself has fared, but I don't think it looks good.
I am so, so thankful I was able to backpack Rim to Rim this May for the first time. See my earlier posts for the first three days:
Here are a few pictures of the North Rim as it was.
The lodge:
The hiker campground:
Sunrise and sunset views:
This squirrel:
These fossils:
These caterpillars:
This happy version of me cold, and way too early:
