Grand Canyon hike - July 2009

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Above - Temperature in the desert and entering Grand Canyon Nat'l Park

Below - Setting up the tent at the Grand Canyon

Below - The Grand Canyon - One mile deep and twenty one miles across

Layers of sandstone, limestone and shale form colors of cream, red, gray, purple

Below, left & center - The Bright Angel Trail            Below, right - Kaibab Trail

Below left & center - California Condor H2           Right - the Lookout Tower

Below - The Grand Canyon, late afternoon

Below - We rode the shuttlebus along the South Rim to Hermit's Rest

Below - Rocks that will eventually be at the bottom of the canyon

Below, - Flora at the Grand Canyon - Left, Yucca plant

Below - Judith and trees

Below - Fred and Judith at the Grand Canyon

Below - Judith and Fred hike the Kaibab Trail

Below - Early morning, the start of a beautiful sunshiny day

Below - The ranger leads the group down into the canyon

Below - The views are incredible

Below - Judith on the stairmaster trail

Below - Judith, the clown

Below - Fred and his walking stick. How old is he?

Below - Fred and Judith posing for photos

Below - Cedar Ridge, the turnaround point this morning

Below, right - Just a few steps and were back up!

Below - Flora in the Grand Canyon

Below - We're almost back at the top

Below - One last canyon pic