Heading past Ohh Aww Point
O'Neil Butte
Red clay covered trail
Early morning on the South Kaibab Trail
Starting off on the North Kaibab Trail
One mile past Phantom Ranch
Entering 'The Box'
Early morning sun shining on the upper walls of the canyon
Trail blasted out of the side of the wall
A little bit of open space inside the Box
Bright Angel Creek
Heading up to one of many bridges along the North Kaibab Trail
Looking up above at the Canyon walls
Crossing over a footbridge along the way
Breaking out into the open
Heading to Cottonwood Camp
The trail crosses over this tiny six foot waterfall
North Kaibab Trail
Narrow section of the North Kaibab Trail
Cottonwood Camp
Cottonwood Camp ranger headquarters
Sun takes over the whole canyon
Big boulder waterfall
Looking up at a plateau near the Pumping Station
Bridge next to the Pumping Station
Pumping Station outhouse
Looking back into the canyon
The North Kaibab Trail starts to gain some elevation
Geology information sign
Roaring Springs Waterfall
Looking up into the canyon. Notice the old telephone wires
Gaining elevation along the North Kaibab Trail
Hikers taking to the shade to cool off for a moment
Geology info
Animal information on desert animals
This section of the trail has been blasted out of the side of a canyon wall!
More geology information!
Even though you gain more elevation the closer you get to the north rim, the trail has excellent footing
Suppai Tunnel!
The final stretch up to the north rim
North Kaibab Trailhead, north rim terminus
Beginning of the North Kaibab Trail
Coconino Outlook
Suppai Tunnel
Switchbacks!
The North Kaibab Trail can be see crossing a chasm then heading along a canyon wall
Bridge with a view
North Kaibab Trail, it doesn't show it very well but the drop off to the left is hundreds of feet
Pumping Station bridge
Old telephone pole!
A small butte along the North Kaibab Trail
Leaving Cottonwood Camp
The Grand Canyon at it's best
Footbridge to Ribbon Falls
Ribbon Falls
Looking up at Ribbon Falls
Ribbon Falls drops over the trail
Ribbon Falls
Into the great wide open
Cacti!
Heading back into 'The Box'
Hikers kicking up some dust
A small patch of shade on the North Kaibab Trail
Looking up at the canyon walls
Bright Angel Creek Canyon
Old telephone pole!
Breaking out of the Box and heading to Phantom Ranch
Phantom Ranch
Historic marker for the telephone line
Bright Angel Creek
If I wasn't properly hydrated I would think this was a Unicorn
Silver Bridge
Mile thirty-sixish!
Silver Bridge
The Colorado River
The sand pit section of the Bright Angel Trail
Desert Paradise
The sand section is actually the worst footing section of the day
Heading along the upper banks of the Colorado River
Looking down at the emerald green Colorado River
The mighty Colorado River
Entering the Vishnu Schist
Bright Angel Trail
A canyon wall with some green plant life
A nice shady section on the lower end of the Bright Angel Trail
Bright Angel Trail
Devil's Corkscrew
Heading towards Indian Gardens
Bright Angel Trail
A nice grassy section along the trail
Rattle snack!
He was moving towards a patch of sun
Rattler
Leaving Indian Gardens
Water pipeline, amazing!
Limestone wall
Looking back down to Indian Gardens
Plateau Point and looking up to the north rim
The Battleship
Max pointed this out to me off the trail, pretty cool!
The Grand Canyon
Plateau Point
It's like walking a treadmill ramp!
Winding my way up to the top
The final section of trail
before and after shot of my trail runners, not too bad!
Route for the day, click here for more details
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