Old Bright Angel Trail (May 2007)

I got up at 4AM to drive to the North Rim and begin a 17 mile loop hike (with 4400' vertical down and up) across the Ken Patrick Trail 4 miles, down the Old Bright Angel Trail 6 miles, and 7 miles up the North Kaibab Trail back to the truck. This took me 8 hours total, including all breaks. The temp at the rim was 50'ish, and down at Bruce's house it was 90. It was a hot hike out!

From the rim looking down the Old Bright Angel Trail, which is not maintained at all. It was brushy, steep, and ledgey in many places.


















Near the bottom, I walked on ledges above many pools and waterfalls.

















I came 18 inches from stepping on this aggressive pink rattler! I was on a narrow ledge and almost slipped off of it into the above photo's pools.

Rainbow Rim (May 2007)

After the long day on the Old Bright Angel trail, I drove out to Fire Point to spend the night. The next morning I rode my bike along the Rainbow Rim Trail, doing a 9 mile loop of Timp and North Timp points.




I slept in the bed of the truck on a quilt, and this was my view of the sun setting over the western Grand Canyon! I was all alone out on this point too!













From Fire Point, you can look off to the south and see Muav Saddle, the Bass Trail, and Powell Plateau.















A view from my mountain bike. Notice the little white vertical line and green speck in the middle--that's Thunder River!

Wildcat Canyon Connector Trail in Zion (May 2007)

Typical view along the Wildcat Canyon connector trail from Hop Valley to upper Subway. The West Temple in the distance.