Jacob Lake, Arizona

The last time I was through Jacob Lake was with my sister. We had asked where the Lake was and decided to not go look for it but to "drive on".  Well this time, Curtis and I decided to find it. If you drive south of Jacob's Inn like you are heading for the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and about 1/4 mile there is right hand turn onto a dirt road - Turn there! Follow the dirt road about another 1/4 mile and there are signs that say "Jacob Lake" turn left.  Well, we did.  This is what we found! A truly beautiful sight!

 Here I am standing next to the sign, but if you look above the sign and my head you can see an indentation in the ground. Well, there it is!! The lake used to be BIG one time, but the earth shifted, ground cracked, and the water drained out. Now it is just lush pasture for the horses that were grazing there.

 Immediately across from the sign is this old beautiful Ranger Station. It was one of 6 in the 1880's. This is the only left. You can actually go in and see the rooms.

 This is what you first see when you walk in. I found it interesting - 2 rooms. Every room had a door that opened to the front and one that opened to the back. If you opened them all up you could get a nice breeze right through the cabin! An old wood cook stove in the corner. Most of the furniture in it is original.

Here is the old crank phone (crank missing from right size of unit). You would crank the handle with either a combination of long and short rings to reach different parties, and you had to listen if it was ringing in your house - because if it wasn't your ring - Don't answer it, it was for someone else. Unless you were nosey and listening in on the party line! 

 This is the second room. It had two beds, a desk, and an old typewriter. It must have been their office and sleeping quarters.

Here is the old manual typewriter. I had to try it out and demonstrate my incredible typing skills to Curtis. I still can type fast! Just down the road is an RV place with hook ups and camping. All the years we have traveled through Jacob Lake to the North Rim, or just for lunch on our way to and from Kaysville - we never knew this existed. What a treasure!