There were six going down this time into the Grand Canyon. The two boys were already going down.
Starting down the South Kaibab trail.
We passed through a red stratum. There was so much red that people's white legs looked green. This next picture shows some of the color.
Note trail in the next picture.
Part of the trail and soil color. A close up of this one follows.
This was our first view of the Colorado River.
Bright Angel Campground on the left, Black Bridge on right.
The Black Bridge above Bright Angel Campground.
On river bottom looking toward Bright Angel Campground.
This was at the bottom. Two days later it snowed on us at the South Rim.
The water was too cold to swim in. It comes out of the bottom of the lake above.
Waiting for our forty dollar steak dinner at Phantom Ranch.
Leaving the next day at the Silver Bridge.
Starting up the Bright Angel Trail to the South Rim.
Devil's Corkscrew on Bright Angel Trail.
Setting up camp at Indian Garden.
Taking a rest before walking out to Plateau Point in the evening.
Spotted owls are an endangered species that only live in old-growth forests. (Note his perch.)
Views from Plateau Point.
Trail we hiked from the river.
Leaving Indian Garden for the rim.
From the South Rim looking back at Indian Garden (green tree area in center) and Plateau Point (center of picture directly above Indian Garden in the picture.)
We heeded the words of the sign.
4 comments:
What great scenery. And what a great opportunity you had Dad. Thanks for taking and sharing the pictures so we could see it too.
We saw it from the air on our plane trip out to Louisville. The scale is astonishing.
Yeah, I need to do that hike at some point in my life. That looks amazing. And that hat looks amazing on you! (Nice modification with the chin strap, by the way)
That was to keep it on. Just a little wind at times.
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