Before we set up camp we decided to check it out at Mather Point on the South Rim. I did my best to avoid looking at it as we parked our car and walked up to the viewing point. Only when we reached the edge did I look up to see if it lived up to the hype.
I wasn’t prepared for the breathtaking view before my eyes. No amount of words could describe the vastness of the canyon or the sense of awe you feel when you first see it.
In all we spent three nights camping in Mather Campground at the top of the South Rim, where we were kept company by huge moose munching on the trees!
Over the three days we did two hikes down into the canyon, the first was the South Kaibab trail and was only 1.5 miles down. When hiking down the canyon you have to allow twice as much time to go down as you do to come back up.
On the way back up we probably went faster than we should have, which resulted in me being buckled by the time we got back up. After a few hours of recovery in the tent, a tasty cheeseburger each set us up for our next hike.
The next day we got up at 5am to take the Blue Angel trail. This time we went all the way down to the 3 mile resthouse. Even though we hiked twice as far as the day before and had to dodge mule rides coming down as we made our way back up, we paced ourselves a lot better and both felt fairly fresh when we got back to the rim.
We left the Grand Canyon wanting to go back, with dreams of doing a four day hike down to the bottom and back!
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