Our last day in the Grand Canyon and the end of our touring adventures. Tomorrow we head to Prescott to visit an old neighbor and then on to Phoenix to see Ray’s brothers.
We hiked a small portion of the Bright Angels Trail in the morning, down to the lower tunnel. In retrospect we could have made it down to the first rest house but we weren’t sure how difficult it would be coming up. Turns out we underestimated our ability and it was easy coming up 600 ft. I found it more difficult going down, probably because we had looked at the trail from the top and how close the trail comes to the edge of the cliff!
In the early evening, we took the shuttle to Hopi Point for some sunset photography and the overlook was perfect. This evening’s sky was the best of all the days we’ve been here – clear blue with a few strategic clouds that turned vivid orange at sunset. The canyon walls had an orange then purple hue and I was able to capture the glow on the edges of the cliffs. I will have plenty to do with my camera photos, but a few iPhone images are here. It was a perfect ending to our stay. For dinner, I cleaned the refrigerator and made a nice hot pot of chicken stew. We’ve eaten out only twice this trip which is a big advantage of the trailer- much healthier meals than bad restaurant food; the food options are quite poor here.
