8/4- GRAND CANYON- DAY OFF!

8/4- Grand Canyon- DAY OFF!
Having been convinced that hiking from the rim to the river and back in a day was a foolish idea, I slept in late today (and by late I mean 6:30am), and spent the morning hiking the steep but shorter 3 mile round trip to Cedar Point, which featured over 1,000 feet of elevation change. Having hiked to Cedar Point, I felt that had I woken up at twilight and carried the proper amount of water and food I would have been able to hike rim to river and back in a day, although not in the con

Hiking Grand Canyon was insanely entertaining, and in the future I would like to spend several days hiking in one of the world’s most beautiful natural areas.

After returning from our scenic view of the canyon, I enjoyed a large meal of Huevos Rancheros followed shortly by a cheeseburger special before taking a lengthy nap. We spent the rest of the afternoon mostly taking it easy and wound up at the campsite right before a strong storm rolled through. The night was spent telling stories and toasting shmores around the campfire, and heading to sleep for our next leg of the trip which would put us in Vegas in three biking days...