We hiked about 5 miles along the rim trail today. It was gorgeous weather and scenery! I can't begin to describe it and the pictures I take can't do it justice.
We have seen wildlife - a bobcat ran across the road in front of our car as we entered the park; we saw a mule deer on the trail; and elk "napping" near the visitor center. We stopped and sat on a bench along the trail just to enjoy the view. We were drinking water and snacking on some nuts when I felt something in my lap and it was a squirrel! Scared the hell out of me! Guess he smelled the nuts!
We are amazed at the people who walk/climb out to the very edge of the canyon! We need to ask a ranger how many people fall off each year! One lady was standing on the very edge of a rock outcrop, totally distracted, with her back to the cliff, talking on her cell phone! One young couple were out on the edge and she was jumping up and down as her boyfriend took a video! And last but not least - a man was playing "tag" with his little girl - about Samantha's age, on the inside side of the trail, when she suddenly ran across the trail and toward the rim he said "Don't go to far!" but made no move to go get her! The park can't protect people from their own stupidity!
Roger is intrigued by the Bright Angel Trail that leads down to the canyon floor and the Phantom Ranch. He would love to hike down it - he just hasn't figured out how he can get back up it! You can see it wind its way down the cliffs and across the mesa. Looking at it is enough for me!
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