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Sunset on the Rim, AZ
mini location map2025-08-09
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Sunset on the Rim, AZ 
Sunset on the Rim, AZ
 
Walk / Tour4.05 Miles 352 AEG
Walk / Tour4.05 Miles   1 Hour   22 Mns   3.42 mph
352 ft AEG      11 Mns Break
 
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Our daughter has been in town to get a new ACL and recover from the surgery, so our hiking wings have been clipped for a bit. Her boyfriend was in town and had never been to the GC, so we planned a quick weekend trip, staying in Williams.

We hit up Bearizona (better than expected) and did the alpine slide (overpriced for the experience), and then headed out to the GC to catch the sunset.

Hopi Point is apparently the place to be at sunset, and I guess that's what ChatGPT told the rest of the world as well. It was quite the zoo, but it does provide a pretty panoramic vista.

After the sunset, we decided to go to a Ranger-led sing-along at the McKee Amphitheater. It was cheezy, but we knew that going in, and had a fun time, singing some classics with GC-themed rewording--like Tom Petty's "I Won't (go) Back Down" and "(Don't Be) Free Fallin'."

After the singing, we made our way out to Yavapai Point, where we could see the flames from the Dragon Bravo fire, lighting up the North Rim.
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