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The Plateau Point trail crosses Garden Creek near Indian Gardens.
Grass, trees and flowering bushes at Indian Gardens.
Garden Creek descends toward the inner gorge with features of the North RIm visible behind: Zoroaster Temple is the pointed feature on the right, Brahma Temple close to the center, and Sumner Butte lower down near the center.
Prickly Pear cactus blooming in bright red next to the trail.
Looking across the "plateau" toward the North Rim.
It is a 3,000 foot climb from Plateau Point, up these cliffs, to Grand Canyon Village.
Looking westward from Plateau Point at the Colorado River.
Perched above the Granite Gorge at Plateau Point, the Colorado River is in the foreground. Zoroaster Temple is the pointed feature against the sky, and Brahama Temple is to the left of it.
Bright Angel Canyon cuts northward from the Colorado River beginning near the center of this picture.