We got our camp site set up here at Mathers Campground in the Grand Canyon National Park. It was a nice site, and there are Elk that just wander around! It is was pretty cool. We made stir fry for dinner, and then started our first camping fire of the trip, as well as ate our first s'mores. I have perfected the art of roasting marshmellows and making s'mores, if you can't tell from the picture below. They were yummy.
It was down in the upper 40's when we woke up the next morning in our tent, but it quickly got up to the 50's, and then later in the day in the 70's. We went to the General store to rent some hiking poles, and the person behind the register, "Crazy Erik" I will call him, was really awesome. We were going to hike the Bright Angel Trail, but he was like, "don't go there, that is like the Disneyland of the Grand Canyon." He recommeded the Grand View trail which was awesome. There was barely any people on it and it was like we owned the trail. The trail hugs the edge of the cliffs most of the way, and you see the canyon the whole way down and up. It was about 5 miles down into the canyon, to where we ended, and then 5 back. We had lunch in the canyon and made our way back up to the top by around 330. Hiking down into the canyon is the only way to experience it. Though we were pretty tired after, it was awesome.
When we got back, we took showers, made dinner, and then sat by the fire again. We found out that it was suppose to snow and rain on Thursday morning really early, so instead of packing up in the snow, we decided to leave early. There is supposed to be thunder storms in Zion as well, so we switch gears and decided to head to Vegas early, and then go back to Zion. So this morning when we woke up, we packed up the car, and then toured the rest of the canyon. We hiked a few small trails here and there to get to some other view points. When we were done we made some steaks for lunch, and then hit the road again. Next stop Hoover Damn, then Vegas Baby!
Here are just a few of the amazing pictures we got at the Grand Canyon!
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