"If it gets too HOT head over to Colorado to Get some Elevation and Cool Crisp Nights - Heaven."
As a base camp for that area, try Jacob's Lake about half way from Kanab and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. There is a private campground and a nice NFS one. It sits at 8000 feet elevation vs Kanab at like 5,000 feet. There is a 20 degree difference in temps at least during the days. Like in late August early Sept 100+ in kanab and mid 70's at Jacob's lake AND you can still hit many the "Grand Circle" highlights from Jacob's lake. And pretty good food in the Restaurant. AND, used to be that many of the local native american artists (And I mean the artists) sell their stuff at the Jacob's Lake Inn. The owner knows them from way back and they know he has integrity and is honest. I bought a rug there for like 1K in the mid 2000's that is now worth multiple times that. The lady that did it (last name Roan) is the daughter of one of the known artists. She herself does not make them for a living but he said she was getting razzed by her siblings and relatives about not being able to do it and so she "showed off' according to him and made a classic "Wide Ruins" rug in her mother's "type" and colors just to let them know she could do it. One of the few times I took a gamble and it paid off. And I bought it because of its beauty not the money. Her mom's stuff sells for five figures...
