Miles Travelled: 5,290
Miles Hiked: 75.7
Current Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona
We arrived at the Grand Canyon with plenty of daylight left so we went right to the visitor center to find out about possible hikes into the canyon itself. A park ranger not only gave us some great information on day hikes for tomorrow but also advised us that we had enough time to catch a shuttle up to Yaki Point to get in some hiking and catch the sunset.
We decided to hike a mile a down and back and then go up to the point for the sunset. We took the South Kaibab trail which is mostly like this.
The views from the trail were amazing. If there is any place that you need a wide angle camera lens it is the Grand Canyon. You just can't fit everything in with a regular lens.
After a short hike we went up to the point. We walked along the rim to see as many views as possible. Here is LD checking out the view from the top followed by me standing along the rim and then one of both of us.
It was a little crowded so we found a spot away from the viewing area to watch the sunset. This is where Laura got set up and a few shots of the sun as it went down.
We then went to our campground and had a huge dinner to gear up for some extensive hiking tomorrow.
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