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FrankieMint t1_j7kfnoa wrote

Plateau Point & Indian Garden, I believe. Accessed via Bright Angel trail. I hiked Rim to Rim years ago, coming up the south rim through Indian Garden.

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kidicarus89 t1_j7komkp wrote

Coming up into the lush greenery of Indian Garden feels amazing after those brutal miles along the Tonto.

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supercooper3000 OP t1_j7khimc wrote

I have yet to hike down into the canyon but it's definitely something I'd love to do in the future. I wasnt sure what exactly I was seeing and didnt want to mislabel anything so I appreciate the information.

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WinoWithAKnife t1_j7krhq7 wrote

The view from Plateau Point (where you can see the trail end, right in the middle of the image) is spectacular. Maybe the best view in the park. You're in the middle of the canyon, with the huge walls above you, and still another thousand foot drop down to the river below.

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supercooper3000 OP t1_j7kvopp wrote

Holy crap, seriously? I had thought I overhyped this spot in my mind (I took like 50 variations of this picture I posted) but it sounds like it's just as amazing as I thought it would be. This is really validating because as soon as I saw this spot I was thinking "thats gotta be one of the coolest views in the park"

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WinoWithAKnife t1_j7l186f wrote

Yeah, it's a neat spot. https://imgur.com/a/VQfCkF3 overlooking the river, and then big walls all around. We had a storm starting to build over the rim while we were down there, and it was a really sweet place to watch it.

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tallgirlmom t1_j7lh172 wrote

How long of a hike is that Plateau Point from the rim? I know my knees can’t do the whole way down, but maybe this would still be possible. Sounds amazing.

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WinoWithAKnife t1_j7l1jwi wrote

At the end of last year, the NPS (at the request of the Havasupai people) renamed it to Havasupai Gardens.

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Athabascad t1_j7l3ibk wrote

Then they need to update they’re maps bc it’s still called Indian gardens on the nps website.

I’m happy to hear this though thanks for the heads up

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ST_Lawson t1_j7l3tgy wrote

Yup. Bright Angel follows down to the right through the valley and down to the river. The area with the trees and other growth is actually called Havasupai Gardens now to reflect the native people who used to live there (and now mostly live in an area further along in the canyon): https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/indian-garden-officially-renamed-to-havasupai-gardens.htm

Plateau Point is the very visible one up the middle and heads out to a great view of the lower canyon and river.

If you look closely you can see Tonto Trail to the right of the gardens kinda curving around the rise.

I was fortunate enough to be able to hike around there a few years ago. Went down South Kaibab to the tipoff, across Tonto Trail to Havasupai Gardens, out to and back from Plateau Point, then up Bright Angel.

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