Cape Royal is my favorite spot on the North Rim. It’s especially photogenic at sunrise and sunset. These are afternoon or sunset images.

Feature Image Details – Wotan’s Throne Sunset

• EOS R5 Mirrorless Camera
• Canon 16-35MM F4 L Lens at 20 MM
• F8 ISO 1000 for 1/20 second+- (various, bracketed)

I used a high ISO because I did not want the wind to affect the sharpness of the small tree. That is a vertical panorama cropped to a 4×5 ratio format. The spot I was in holds precisely one person.

Cape Royal

It’s an easy, wheelchair-accessible hike of about 0.8 miles roundtrip to Cape Royal from the parking lot.

There are immense views to the East, West, and South covering over 200 degrees depending on where you stand. And there is a picnic area near the parking lot.

The road to the parking lot is nearly 20 winding miles. Allow plenty of time. There are numerous overlooks along the way, the main one being Point Imperial which is down another road.

If you want to be at Cape Royal for sunrise, you need to be up very early.

Wotan’s Throne Vertical – Afternoon

Cape Royal Panorama

That is a panorama stitch of 12 overlapped images, focal length 42, ISO 800.

Angel’s Window

I went to the canyon with several friends. We were hoping for lots of lightning and lots of rainbows. We got little of either but I am pleased with the images we did get.

Equipment

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