Travel Blog

Thursday and Friday were our last days off together before we head to the Tetons, so we decided to hike a bit down Bright Angel Trail, mainly so we could say we did a little of it.

We were walking from our RV to the trailhead, and we got to see an Abert Squirrel (or some similar spelling). These guys look so funny with their big ears. My pictures sucked, unfortunately, but you can sort of see what I mean.

We also got to see some condors flying overhead, finally, but I only got one good picture of them, and that one is at the top of the page right now. (If you're reading this later on and that picture is gone, sorry about that!)

We expected the trail to be yucky and muddy still since we had all that snow not too long ago, and this trail doesn't get much sun in spots, but as we started down, we were pleasantly surprised with the condition of it. And since going down is easy, we were trekking right along and having a good time. We stopped at the first tunnel, where we heard there are petroglyphs to look at, but we didn't see any.

As you get to the other side of the tunnel, you look right and see this:

That doesn't stop people, but at least they can't sue the park when they fall over.

I knew I wouldn't have much energy on the way up, so we took most of our pictures on the way down.

The following picture is what Kolb Studio looks like from the trail:

Another squirrel decided to hike a bit with us, and then when we wouldn't give him any food, he decided to just enjoy the scenery:

It just doesn't get old for anyone, I guess.

A bit further down, we had to stop for a rest while the mule train rode by:

I don't know what they feed those mules, but their leavings weren't the best things to smell while we were gasping for air, let me tell you.

And then we were at our destination, which was Mile and A Half Resthouse. We decided to call it a day and head back up.

We did a pretty decent job going back up. We did get stuck behind a small child and her father for awhile, and that was getting to us a bit. Finally the dad decided that maybe they should step aside so folks could pass. Phil and I, and the three hikers with huge backpacks and other gear, were very happy he did.

So that's about it for now. This entry would have been a lot better had Phil not cooked my dinner while I was writing this. So I'm going to go and eat now.