Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, painted desert, then the big one — South Rim. Expect a wide temperature swing across this route in mid-April: Mesa Verde (~7,000ft) mild days near 55–65°F but lows near freezing; Petrified Forest mild and dry but April is its windiest month — gusty, dusty afternoons; Grand Canyon South Rim (~7,000ft) pleasant daytime highs but overnight lows regularly 25–32°F, and rain during a warm afternoon can freeze into icy trail conditions overnight.
Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, painted desert, then the big one — South Rim. Expect a wide temperature swing across this route in mid-April: Mesa Verde (~7,000ft) mild days near 55–65°F but lows near freezing; Petrified Forest mild and dry but April is its windiest month — gusty, dusty afternoons; Grand Canyon South Rim (~7,000ft) pleasant daytime highs but overnight lows regularly 25–32°F, and rain during a warm afternoon can freeze into icy trail conditions overnight.