All to often, when hiking on the corridor trails in the Grand Canyon, I see quite a few folks ill prepare to hike down into the folds of a rough environment below the rim. They ignore the signs warning potential hikers, do not hike to river and back up in one day, and yet, they still insist on doing it. “Look below honey, I can see Indian Gardens and it’s just a four and half mile walk. We can buy bottle water and do it”. More often than not, as I watch tourists, hikers, those visiting from abroad, gamblers from Vegas hiking down the Bright Angel I find them both amusing and annoying; smiling, laughing, chattering away like a bunch of ravens; high heels, no heels, city sandals, tennis shoes, no shoes, cowboy boots, and yet as I watch those same folks hiking out, I have on a few occasions giving a water bottle to a struggling hiker who had under estimated his or her strength, resolve, endurance and planning. Having said that, we wanted to accomplish two things when we planned our aggressive day hike in the Grand Canyon recently; Phil wanted to see the Colorado River and I wanted to celebrate my 56th birthday in the Canyon. In addition, I wanted to create a video of our experience. Hiking down the South Kaibab Trail to the Colorado River and back up the Bright Angel Trail. To share points of interests along the way; Cedars Ridge, Skeleton Point, Devil’s Corkscrew to name a few. And to have those who are planning to visit the 'Canyon' in the future, catch a glimpse of what they can see. Perhaps next year a rim to rim. So please, sit back, enjoy the presentation. Should you like this video, please subscribe to my channel and visit the following: http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm http://chuckables.artistwebsites.com Happy Hiking Chuck Description

• published: 03 Nov 2014
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