Warm morning light on a canyon wall seen from Coconino Overlook on the North Kaibab Trail

First light below the rim

Coconino Overlook, Grand Canyon, AZ

This was my first stop on the rim-to-rim journey I'd been wanting to do. I waited an hour for first light to come into the canyon as the clouds rolled in.

Nikon Z 7_2 · NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S · 110mm · f/8 · 1/200 · ISO 160

May 29, 2026

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