Little Oases on the Route to the Top - Grand Canyon Day 3

So, it's been a while getting back to organizing and just looking at all my vacation photos, but of course it's so wonderful to look back and marvel at how impressive that place is - not that these photos come anywhere near capturing it. For the last two days in the canyon I opted to hike more comfortably, which meant all photos were taken on my phone so that I didn't have to deal with trying to find a way to carry my DSLR comfortably - there is no way, I've decided.

There are two really wonderful things about coming out of the canyon via the Bright Angel Trail over two days: one, the first day is not nearly as steep, and two, the trail often is alongside the creek which provides little oases as relief from the heat and sun. So at the end of the hike, dropping the bulk of our gear at our campsite, we get to make the extra 1.5 mile hike out to Plateau Point for the sunset.

 The guys crossing the creek

 View of battleship rock (I think) from Bright Angel Trail

 From whence we came - Bright Angel Trail etched into the canyon

(Unfortunately the puzzle images I took at Plateau were mostly blurry and the timelapse also didn't work, so the only puzzle I got was with my phone and the colors were all off so I got rid of the color and now I like it.

Next Up: Coming Out of the Canyon On the Last Day

This is a series on our 2012 trip. In case you missed them, here are my previous posts:

• The Sky In the Grand Canyon - Phantom Ranch Part 2
• Rockin' the Bottom - Phantom Ranch Part 1
• Trekking the South Kaibab Trail into the Grand Canyon
• Petroglyph National Monument and the Painted Desert

All photos copyright Katrina Kouba Boles

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