Frontier Cabins at the Grand
Canyon Lodge at the North Rim,
Arizona
original claw foot tub, ready for a soak.
Though Old Faithful Inn is the crossroads of Yellowstone National Park during
the day, the overnight guests claim it as
the sun falls beneath the horizon. The Old
Faithful Inn’s Dining Room draws guests
with a menu featuring locally-sourced
ingredients and meals served on the signature Old Faithful Inn china.
As the dinner service winds down,
musicians entertain guests lounging in the
mezzanines on each guest floor. The simple
joy of playing a game with my family was
transformed into the sublime by the ambience. Other guests read a book in a corner,
shared the latest animal sighting over a
glass of wine or addressed postcards to
loved ones from original writing desks.
Not to be missed, the best place to
witness Old Faithful Geyser is from the
second-story balcony of Old Faithful Inn.
Grab a glass of wine from the bar and toast
this National Historic Landmark in America’s best idea, the national park.
In a landscape that always
reminds me of a Native American
blanket, I discovered a new treasure. I left the idling tour buses at
the South Rim and trekked to the
North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The journey had my 12-yearold son and I driving through fir
forests and wildflower meadows.
Located on a peninsula of the
Kaibab Plateau near Bright Angel
Point, the Grand Canyon Lodge
at the North Rim offers guests an
original log and stone building
with patios, soaring log ceilings
and walls of windows to view the
canyon.
Constructed in 1936 by famed
architect, Gilbert Stanly Underwood, the Grand Canyon Lodge
houses the lobby, restaurants and
shopping. The guest accommodations are housed in more than
100 cabin buildings featuring 218
rooms, next to the rim .
Grand Canyon Lodge’s Dining
Room offers upscale dining with
soaring log ceilings and a wall of
windows perched along the rim.
I enjoyed a seasonal baby spinach
salad with strawberries and feta
cheese while watching the late-day
sun race for the edge of the canyon. Outside, guests found a seat and settled in with
a cocktail for daily sunset celebration.
The exterior of our log cabin reminded my son of Lincoln Logs with its green
roof and rough-hewn logs that have aged
to burnt umber. Once inside, I opened the
original divided-light casement windows to
my private view of the Grand Canyon.
My cabin featured a full and a twin
bed along with a shower-only bathroom;
covering the basics for my son and myself.
A Hickory Furniture Company writing
desk offered a landing spot for the in-room
coffee and phone.
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