Amazed by the view from the South Rim over the Grand Canyon we knew in 1995 that we had to return to this wonder of nature. Overlooking a canyon bigger than our home country, the Netherlands, we realized that the only way to fully comprehend the greatness of the Grand Canyon was to descend 1.6 kilometre down to the Colorado River. This spring we obtained the necessary permit for a two day hike and one night at the Bright Angel Campground at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
We descend down the steep and dusty switchbacks of the famous South Kaibab Trail into the canyon.
South Kaibab Trail
South Kaibab Trail
Colorado River and the Kaibab Suspension Bridge
Kaibab Suspension Bridge
At the bottom of the Grand Canyon wee cross the Colorado River by the Kaibab Suspension Bridge and reach the Bright Angel Campground.
Colorado River and the Bright Angel Campground
Avoiding mule trains we climb back to the rim using the Bright Angel Trail.
Bright Angel Trail
Looking back from the South Rim into the Grand Canyon just one thought comes to mind: we did it all, we did the whole thing!
"The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it. What you can do is to keep it for your children, your children's children and for all who come after you, as one of the great sights which every American, if he can travel at all, must see."
Theodore Roosevelt - US President on Grand Canyon
