The small number of people who actually make the hike all the way down to Phantom Ranch in the bottom of the Grand Canyon typically only get to experience it for a few days at most. Often, it's down one day, and back up the next. I was fortunate enough to spend just over a year working and living there, which allowed me the opportunity to witness one of the country's most impressive national parks change through all four seasons. From monsoon storms in summer to bright cactus flowers in spring to yellow cottonwood leaves in autumn, these are a few of my favorite images. See the rest and choose yours here. 

Storm clouds over Utah Flats, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Sunset over the Colorado River as seen from Clear Creek Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Water cascading onto the moss-covered travertine dome of Ribbon Falls at night along the North Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Prickly pear cactus flower in bloom along the Clear Creek Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. View near Cape Royal with the San Francisco Peaks in the background from the North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Sunset view from South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Train Wreck rock formation on the South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Mule riders ascending on a windswept and dusty South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Fall colors on cottonwood trees at Indian Garden on the Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Bright Angel Creek and stars under a full moon at Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona