Grand Canyon #2: South Rim Trail--Geological tales of canyon panorama 2016-06-01

Grand Canyon's sheer drop at the rim and land-formation process are on exhibit along the Rim Trail on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, where a walk commencing at the Grand Canyon National Park Headquarters hears speakers of multitude of languages from near and afar.

0:01 Grand Canyon National Park headquarters
0:45 Start of walk toward the Rim Trail
3:20 Arriving at Rim Trail; beginning of canyon panorama
3:56 Looking from South Rim to North Rim of Grand Canyon
(not yet seen: bottom of canyon where Colorado River is located)
5:00-5:10 Another attempt to find bottom of canyon
6:20 "Animal Life appeared 630,000,000 years ago"
6:50 "Tapeats Sandstone"
7:05 "Bright Angel Shale"
7:30 A cliffside photography session
7:35 Indoor exhibits & outdoor view at Yavapai Geology Museum
https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/20070524yav_rededication.htm
http://grandcanyonhistory.clas.asu.edu/sites_rimviewpoints_yavapaiobservationstation.html
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g143028-d279162-Reviews-Yavapai_Observation_Station-Grand_Canyon_National_Park_Arizona.html#REVIEWS
8:00 A learned squirrel performing in exchange for (prohibited) human food
8:15 Board warning of dangers of feeding squirrels
8:25 A geological invitation to the park visitor: "Find the Bright Angel Shale" (a sedimentary layer in the wall of the canyon)
8:55 Invitation continued: "Find the top four layers": Kaibab Formation, Toroweap Formation, Coconino Sandstone, Hermit Formation
9:30 Invitation continued: "Find the Kaibab Formation at the top of both rims"
10:12- Bright Angel Trail to Colorado River at canyon bottom
(bottom not visible)
https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/BrightAngelTrail.pdf
11:05 Danger (EN)-Danger (FR)-Gefahr (DE)-危険 (JP) warning sign
11:35 Cliffside photographers
12:00 "Without uplift there would be no Grand Canyon"
12:35 "River polished rock--Touch me!"
12:45 "Grand Canyon is 6 million years old"
13:10 "Congratulations! You have just walked a 2 billion year timeline of Grand Canyon geology"
13:25 "One Million Years"
13:40 "Banded spring deposits--Touch me!"
14:15 Cliffside tourists in awe
14:17" Find the Colorado River"
14:35-14:42 Glimpse of the Colorado River at canyon bottom
"Congratulations! You have just walked the trail of time--a geology timeline"
14:57 A quick on-trail photo session
15:00 "How's the view?"
15:29-16:07 Indoor & canyon view inside Yavapai Observation Station
16:00-16:07 "Yavapai Observation Station"
16:08-16:25 National park interpreter interprets landscape to a group
16:25-17:25 Cliffside sightseers
17:50-18:10 Cliffside sightseers
18:25-18:30 Heavy visitor traffic near Mather Point Visitor Center
18:31 Signage to tour bus reboarding location
18:43 Signage explaining "Restrooms" = "Toilets" to non-U.S. visitors
18:55 "Recycling scarce water" at Grand Canyon National Park
19:05 Free "Grand Canyon Spring Water" filling station
19:21 "Due to being remote, this McDonald's location charges higher than average prices": a statement inside MsDonald's Restaurant in Restaurant in Tusayan town.
This whole day's trip to the Grand Canyon Village section of Grand Canyon's South Rim is also accessible through this playlist:

2016-06-01 Grand Canyon South Rim (with Park Headquarters & Rim Trail hike) from Flagstaff via US180 & on AZ64 via Williams back to Flagstaff
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZiOqJL_FqTTDxS6LbpVY5W9jsgsg5-Lm

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