We hiked down the south Kaibab trail with Lucy, her daughter Mary and her friend Ian. It was a gorgeous morning and we had a marvelous time. By the time the afternoon came, most of us were at the Bright Angel Campground. By then, Nan's knees and legs were fried. I went back up into the red limestone formation and doused her with water and took her pack. It was 105°F at the bottom, but the Bright Angel Creek was spring fed - cool and refreshing. Our planned trek out to Clear Creek was put on hold and we convinced the ranger that we needed to stay put at the Bright Angel campground - they agreed and we had two fabulous days of day hiking and cooling off in the wonderful spring fed waters. It took us two days to hike out the north Kaibab trail via Cottonwood campground. The scenery was beyond description - you just have to experience it to understand it. We both found the north Kaibab trail as we had experienced it in the year 2000 with Mike and Maren - wonderful, scenic, and challenging. We were all awe inspired for another few months until the trail will call us back for more scenic adventures. Join us! It will be in the Sierras in September - Mineral King area.
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This picture was selected as a finalist - runner-up in the National Geographic "Where's Your Nature Valley" photo contest!
Unfortunately, I did not win the all expenses paid trip to the GC river rafting....:(
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