South Kaibab at Grand Canyon

Myself and 5 other Motorolans, family, and friends met in Tempe at 6:30 to head out to the Canyon. after a couple of stops (Flintstone campground, and traffic delays due to the plane crash) we headed out at noon. The weather at the Grand Canyon was perfect, high 60s, sun, light breezes, clear skies (except for LA smog). Within an hour, we were all down at Cedar Ridge along with bout 30 other people. We ventured out to the edge of the ridge where we had lunch and enjoyed he great view that not many take a short time to experience. Looking back up at the towering cliffs above is really quite impressive. Seeing the Grand Canyon close-up at each level is really quite amazing. This new vantage point really shows how most of the Grand Canyon was made (via water and wind erosion). Going from pine, etc. trees and light brown/tan sand to red rock and desert in a mile and a half is amazing to see. 

after lunching, breaking, and relaxing, we headed for what we thought would be an arduous scent to the rim. Turns out we were all up at the rim within an hour and a half. However, the scent was not at all easy. Imagine continuously taking the stairs up for an hour...... Once at the top we met three women who arrived Thursday, October 3rd and camped for 2 nights at the bottom. hey shared their adventures and stories with by then a large group of people. We also met a woman who had gone to Cedar Ridge with her husband who decided he would head to the river and back. By 4 PM, he was not back. Of course over 7 miles no one had seen him. Hopefully they found each other back at a Grand Canyon hotel where they planned to stay. On the return trip, we topped in Flagstaff for Pizza before the trek in the dark back to the oven of Phoenix. A great time as had by all and we are looking forward to our next Canyon hike. 

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