These photos were taken during a road trip we took in 2007. The Grand Canyon was actually the last stop on our journey as we were returning home a couple of days later. 
This building is called The Watchtower at Desert View. Below is the inside of the gift shop.
Hired in 1930, Mary Coulter drew the design and handpicked every stone for size and appearance. You can read more about its history here. 
This is outside of the gift shop.
I found this interesting story online about the Hopi's first journey through the Grand Canyon. You can read it here.
Several fine artists were commissioned to paint murals inside the walls of the Tower, which is 67 feet high and 30 feet in diameter at the base. I didn't actually go inside the tower that day. I seem to remember it was closed. You can see the history of the watchtower at this link.
The above shows Hopi artist Fred Kaboti, whose contribution was the Snake Legend. If you are interested I found a website here telling the story of this legend. It is lengthy but a good read.
The Raven landed on the back of the bench that I was sitting on. He stayed long enough for these photos.
My photos don't do these magnificent views justice.
On the righthand side of the photo at the top, you can see Cedar Mountain, which is just outside of the Grand Canyon.
Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Wow. It looks amazing and I am sure looks even better in the flesh. I do love ravens.
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