The trail, continued...

We hit one more overlook on our way out of the Grand Canyon area. By this point the fog was rolling back in.

Back on the road, we eventually came across the Little Colorado River. If this canyon weren't so close to the Grand Canyon, it would be a natural wonder in it's own right.

The next day was spent skiing. No interesting pictures pictures there. But the day after that, we headed back to Tent Rocks. It was snowing this time, which was preferable to rain, so we made it all the way to the top this time.

More Tent Rocks.

An imposing "villiage" of Tent Rocks:

Absolutely amazing! Sounds like an awesome vacation.

And a lone, dessicated tree marks the top, and the end of the journey. We headed home the next day.

Thanks! I brought with me two 256MB cards and one 128MB card, and had to buy another 256MB while I was there. At the shopping center on the rim they were $140! Luckily, we went by a Best Buy in Santa Fe a few days later, and I picked it up for $40. I ended up with 806MB of pictures.
It really was. I'll be sore for a while...

I'll bet!...and skiing Too. :eek:
I found going down Bright Angel tore up my feet. Blisters on the tops from being jammed into the front of the sneakers. I didn't want to wear boots because we were going down the river by boat.

I'm going to steal your pictures of the trail. They are the best I've ever seen including the Park Service. :thumbsup:

Thanks! I just wish there hadn't been quite as much washout in the brighter areas.

Until late in the planning stages I was planning to go down in sneakers. I'm really glad I sprang for boots the day before we left. Luckily, modern boots don't need much breaking in. I only had one hotspot on my heel which became a small blister the next day, and healed up without popping pretty quickly.

That's why god gave us Photoshop. ;)

I see all these beautiful pictures and then ponder the god-a'mighty river that cut the ground. It boggles the mind.

Awesome, awesome.

Accentuating the red on that second one almost makes it look like lava on the fading monitor I'm using right now. :thumbsup:

Think how many snowflakes had to melt to make that river. :rollanim: