The Grand Canyon
It was an early wake up call with the alarm going off at 5:00 AM local time, and a long 4 hour drive to the Grand Canyon, but the moment I saw the Canyon, it was all worth it.
The Grand Canyon is known as the Eight Wonder of the World and any hike into the canyon is an iconic one, and The Bright Angel Trail is perhaps more than any other. With an 18 pound baby strapped to my back, a rim-to-rim or river and back trip was out of the question. We left the trailhead at Bright Angel and tried to see how far we could go.
Moving going down was actually slower than coming back up, which is usually the opposite. The reason being that it had just snowed the week before and 75% of the trail we hiked on was covered in snow and ice. The unsure footing while walking on ice with a baby on your back and 300 foot cliffs to your side made for a slow pace. We were able to make it to the mile and a half rest house and decided that would be our turn around point.
Somehow, Braydon gained at least 10 pounds while we were resting because he felt a heck of a lot heavier walking up then he did coming down. Still, we made it back up to the trailhead in just over and hour.
My only wish is that we had more time to explore the canyon. I could fill pages with pictures, but here are some of the better ones.
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