Grand Canyon, Arizona

A monsoon thunderstorm spans the canyon, dropping sheets of rain and throwing a lightning bolt over the north rim.

Explored October 7, 2023

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Grand Canyon, Arizona

Sheets of rain fall into the canyon from a passing thunderstorm.

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Grand Canyon, Arizona

Standing on Lipan Point looking west that afternoon, I stayed dry while watching a sequence of rain squalls parade across the canyon from south to north.

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Grand Canyon, Arizona

The skeletal remains of a dead pinyon pine stand out in sharp relief against a misty background created by a thermal inversion within the canyon.

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Grand Canyon, Arizona

We are peering into the canyon during a thermal inversion as clouds move within the canyon, breaking up and reforming and presenting a seldom seen spectacle. From here we can see the Hance Rapids section of the Colorado River

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