Sunday August 15th
4am alarm, 5am green shuttle bus to the South Kaibab trail head at the Eastern end of the South Rim, and walking by 5.30am.
South Kaibab is the steeper and shorter of the two trails to Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Turns out it was too steep for Wren's knees & hips, and she was in significant pain before we were half way down. Awesome(majestic - superlative - chunky - wizard - stunning) views all the way, nonetheless.
Reached Phantom Ranch around 11am, got ice for Wren's knees, and we all took a nap.
4pm 'Grand Canyon Jeopardy' with Ranger Emily -- informing us of the geology - history - animals - plants in the canyon, 5pm dinner (steak or vegetarian chile), 7.30pm talk about the Kolb Brothers (adventurers and photographers) by Emily, followed by scorpion spotting (they shine flourescent green under black light, did you know?)
Sorry to hear of Wren's pain - but happy to hear your descriptors of the Grand Canyon! I'm going to look up those Kolb Brothers... your fellow "adventurers!" - Where are your photos Marlies?! Sounds like you're seeing and learning a lot (thanks for the scorpion tip.)
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