So when we went to the Grand Canyon, we wanted to hike down, not just look out from the viewpoints. Aaron and I did a little research and decided to do a 3 mile hike on the South Kaibab trail....kabob! It is 1.5 miles down to the first turnaround rest area, and then 1.5 miles back up. There are warning signs everywhere to beware, not hike too far, never to try and hike to the river in one day, etc. The river is 6 miles away. The temperature gets hotter as you go down further. The views from the top are nothing compared to the hike down inside the canyon. I have a newly found appreciation for nature, camping, and hiking now. It was absolutely amazing and even hiking the 3 miles gives you a feeling of accomplishment. This picture shows the start of the trail, the steepest part where we initially started down into the canyon. The walls are almost straight up, so the only way to hike down is along these switchback paths.
Once we came out of the switchbacks, the trail opens up. You can see the size in this picture....look how small the hikers are in comparison with their surroundings.
Alitia and Tiffany...
This is looking back up from partway down the trail. This picture is probably about a 1/4 mile down and maybe a few hundred vertical feet. You can see the switchback trail in the distance where we started the hike (the lighter tan colored area up in the larger rock formation).
This is zoomed in as far as the camera can go for a better view.
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