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Pipe Creek Vista
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Pipe Creek Vista does not give the largest view, but it gives a good one. The drainage runs away below, held between Mather Point and Yaki Point, and the walls draw the eye down into a smaller, quieter part of the canyon. It is a view that takes a little looking. The country does not throw itself at you all at once.
Along the walls below, Douglas fir may grow in the shaded places. Water, cool temperatures, and the shadow cast by the cliffs make a small world different from the open rim above. There is more moisture there, and a different kind of green, held in the canyon where the sun does not reach for so many hours of the day.
The canyon's rising air currents pass through this country, and birds use them. In spring and fall, during the great migrations, the point can be a good place to stop and watch. A hawk may rise on the warm air, or a small bird may move through the trees below, and for a little while the canyon is not only rock and distance but a place where living things are making their way.