The Grand Canyon

We rode the train to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon this morning, it was sure enjoyable being able to take in the sights and not have to drive.  Battleship Rock was the first thing we saw as we walked up to the trailhead.

Vera is at the Bright Angel Trailhead Marker.

After seeing the sign about Crampons we had no desire to take the Bright Angel Trail, the paved Rim Trail is more our speed.

You can see where the Bright Angel trail goes along the hillside and through the tunnel.

There were already hikers coming back up the trail, maybe they spent the night down in the canyon.

Every direction we looked was a great view.

Many areas had no railings and we saw people sitting on the edge with their feet dangling over the edge.

The paved trail ends up by the flag and that is where we stopped.

Buckey's Cabin is the only building left from the original settlement.

The trail goes way down into the canyon.

This Rock Squirrel is the only animal I saw today.

We had lunch at the Bright Angel Restaurant, this is my dessert. 

The view changes when you move to a new viewpoint.

This picture is taken of the area where the trail started.

Sighting stations like this are located along the paved trail so you can identify different features. 

This is another view of the trail down into the canyon.

I liked this view of Grand Canyon.

I was sure surprised when I noticed buildings along the trail.

There is a person walking in the left building's yard.  I took a bunch of pictures of what looked like houses only to discover they were big rocks when I got them on the computer.

The weather was great, 53 degrees with not much wind.  We got back to the depot a little before the return trip departed and sat on the rock wall enjoying the sunshine.