After my epic trip to Death Valley and visiting friends in Nevada, I kept driving and made it to the Grand Canyon. Now, I might be a little jaded because I have seen some pretty impressive views in my life from various mountain tops - but on my first time seeing the Grand Canyon, I was not as impressed as I thought I would be. Now don't get me wrong, it's impressive, it just wasn't the impact I thought it have have on me. I went there expecting to see a big open space, much like a mountain top view, and that's what I saw. I decided to hike a bit into the canyon on the Bright Angel Trail and ended up going just past the 3 Mile Resthouse and back. It was icy near the top so I was glad to have some traction on my feet.
My first view of the Grand Canyon
I decided to hike down a ways on the Bright Angel Trail
Hiking a little bit on the Bright Angel Trail
It was a little icy in the shade
Panorama
Hiking a little bit on the Bright Angel Trail
Hiking a little bit on the Bright Angel Trail
Hiking a little bit on the Bright Angel Trail
Hiking a little bit on the Bright Angel Trail
It was a bit icy. I anticipated this and had my microspikes with me
A bit icy
A tunnel on the Bright Angel trail
Hiking on the Bright Angel trail
Hiking in the shade on the Bright Angel trail
Looking out towards Plateau Point. I initially thought I would hike there and back, but I didn't think I would be able to make it out before dark.
