Today, we drove from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon. We had wonderful weather and a great day at the rim. This is a picture of the Watchtower at Desert View scenic area. Notice the nest near the picture center — we saw many hawks in the canyon and this may be one of their nests. The American Flag on the right is in front of the ranger station there.
The Indian Watchtower is at the eastern end of the south rim of the Grand Canyon. From a distance the building’s silhouette looks like the Anasazi watchtower it was meant to mimic. In actual size the tower is considerably larger than any known Anasazi tower. In plan the structure is composed of one enormous circle at the north, a small circle at the south, an gently arced forms connecting the two. The largest circle and the arced portions are the sections of that building that are just one story in height. The smaller circular plan is for the tower itself, more than five stories high. The building sits out on a promontory overlooking the Grand Canyon.