b'JACOB LAKE IS LOCATED in northern Arizona on Highway 89A at roughly 8,000 feet in a large ponderosa pine forest which is part of the Kaibab National Forest, not far from the Utah border. The entrance to the Grand Canyon National Park north rim is located 30 miles south of Jacob Lake on Highway 67; the actual rim of Grand Canyon is an additional 14 miles south of the entrance. Highway 67 has a well-deserved reputation as one of the most scenic stretches of road in Arizona. t he 45-mile drive takes you past spacious,by the Kaibab bandherd of buffalo tree-lined meadows on the nearly uninhabitedof Southern Paiuteswhich he then drove onto a ranch Kaibab Plateau. The cool, high-country drive iswho summered on thein House Rock Valley on the east side a fine outing all summer and is breathtaking in theplateau, and with whomof the Kaibab. These same corrals fall, when golden aspen leaves shimmer in the breeze.he was on friendlywere later home to a "cattalo" a hybrid Jacob Lakes temperatures average about 30 degreesrelations. Thoughbetween one of Jones\' buffalos and cooler than the Valley. small, the lake was aa domesticated Hereford bull. The permanent source ofremnants of this buffalo herd are Jacob Lake is also home to mule deer, coyotes,water which was a raritystill in House Rock and occasionally porcupines, bobcats, numerous bird species, hornedon the porous Kaibabwander up on top lizards, mountain lions, bison, elk, antelope, bears,Limestone. Known toof the Kaibab to the turkeys and the black-bodied, white-tailed Kaibabsome as the "waterlessGrand Canyon.squirrel, which lives nowhere else. You can boost yourmountain," in pioneer chances of spotting animals by pulling off on a sidedays the Kaibab was called the "Buckskin Mountain,"US President Theodore Roosevelt road and sitting quietly for a while. but the name itself is a Paiute word meaningfrequented the area of Jacob Lake "mountain inside out," or "mountain lying down."on his trips to the Kaibab to hunt This pond was named for Jacob Hamblin, an earlyHowever, Jacob Lake\'s situation and permanent watermountain lion and visit the Grand Mormon pioneer of southern Utah and northernmade it an important stopping place for travelersCanyon. It was also one of the Arizona. He was shown its location probably in 1858moving from Utah into Arizona.haunts of the colorful Uncle Jim Owens, who reputedly rode with The vicinity of Jacob Lake remained popularJesse James and acted as a game warden on the despite, or perhaps because of, its relativeKaibab. His real life adventures provided fodder for inaccessibility. It was an important source ofthe western writer Zane Grey and he is featured in the lumber and game for local settlements, andbeloved children\'s book Brighty of the Grand Canyon.cattle would graze on the Kaibab\'s abundant grass during the summer months. During theWHERE TO HIKEwinter months, up to ten feet of snow was not anKaibab Plateau - North Rim Parkwayunusual occurrence. Jacob Lake to Grand Canyon North Rim is a 43.5 mile lightly trafficked, point-to-point trail with scenic In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, theviews that is good for all skill levels. The trail is Jacob Lake area and the rest of the Kaibab wasprimarily used for road biking and scenic driving.the summer range of the "Bar Z outfit" or the Grand Canyon Cattle company. This brandSunset Butte and Cottonwood Teepeesran upwards of 100,000 cattle throughout theA 7.4 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail that Arizona Strip. In the early 1900s "Buffalo Jones"offers the chance to see wildlife and is rated as used the Bar Z\'s corrals at Jacob Lake to pen amoderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips.24 August 2020'