This little guy was looking for a handout

View from the trail

The trail goes through here

It almost looks like we're halfway down (spoiler alert: we're not)

This is right about where we turned around (1.5 mi. in)

View from the trail

View from the trail

View from the trail

If you look carefully, someone put a happy face on the falling hiker

There is a little story behind the two preceding photos. When we turned around to head out of the canyon we sort of kept pace with the man and the woman who were also a couple. They had hiked the entire previous day from the river to get out of the canyon, but they had to camp for the night. They were really nice people and we enjoyed their company the whole way back. They had been out in the wilderness for the past week and they really enjoyed it, but they were also looking forward to returning to civilization. He talked a lot about looking forward to having a beer at the bar. I waited around the corner from where you become aware that the bar is near to see if there might be a reaction to catch. I don't think these photos caught any major reaction, but it's a nice way to remember these nice people.

The Bright Angel Trailhead

A view of the Canyon

Another view of the Canyon