Tiny House In a Landscape

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Phantom Ranch

I grew up in Arizona and made quite a few visits to the Grand Canyon, both the North Rim and the South Rim. I never did more than a short hike or a couple of miles into the main canyon. We backpacked and spent several days in the Havasupai Canyon, a side canyon of the Grand Canyon.

This photo is of a cabin at Phantom Ranch. Located 4,600 feet below than the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is a community of eleven tiny houses designed by architect Mary E. J. Colter back in 1922. This is Phantom Ranch – the only lodging facility below the rim of the Grand Canyon.

The only access is by mule train, foot, or rafting down the Colorado River. It must be a welcoming site along the Bright Angel Creek with its bunks, fresh bedding, towels, and toilets. Showers are located centrally.

Learn more about Phantom Ranch.
Photo credit: Grand Canyon National Park Service.

4 thoughts on “Tiny House In a Landscape”

  1. the entire phantom ranch is a gem of old buildings. local stone was used.I took a hike down there with my adopted b.l.m. wild burro who I had tamed and trained into a good pack animal. I even coaxed her across that swinging suspension bridge! unlike some of you hikers we didn’t get to stay in the cabins, I had to sleep in the corral with my equine!! if you enjoy old handmade buildings this is worth the hike!

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  2. So nice that this is featured. It is not only an example of beautiful and tiny architecture but also brings up wonderful memories. In the late 90s a friend andI hiked the canyon. We had intended to go down and then back up in one day but when we arrived on the canyon floor, we were so captivated by the desert’s beauty that we lost track of time while exploring. It was getting late and we didn’t want to hike in the dark, as luck (great luck!) would have it, there had been a cancellation in the cabins and we were able to stay the night. If memory serves correct it was a free stay (of course with months long reservations) but I could be wrong. Anyway – I remember thinking that we could just live in this tiny little cabin in the canyon for the rest of our lives. But with the sun’s dawning came reality. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in that sort of thing – it was a wonderful experience!

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