Our day included a 4.8 mile, 3 hour round trip hike on the South Kaibab Trail to Cedar Point in the canyon; steep with expansive views. We reached Cedar Point after about an hour and then the hike back up took us about 2 hours. Of course Marty could have done it much faster but he was hampered by his slow climbing companion!! The temperature is much higher in the canyon than on the rim. I spoke to a man who had been to the canyon floor early in April some years ago and he said that it was 17 degrees fahrenheit at the rim and when he reached the bottom of the canyon it was 7o degrees fahrenheit.Cloud shadows played across the soft blues, greens and browns in the canyon; the day was sunny, the gusty winds chilly and cooling for those of us hot from climbing.
At the rim, ready to start the hike down
Views on the way down into the canyon
Ooh Aah Point 6660 feet - on the way to Cedar Ridge
At Cedar Ridge 6120 feet
Squirrels have been our friends in all of the National Parks
A warm climb back up to the rim.
And when the wind became too much - there was Hermit's Rest!
After watching a movie at the Visitor Information Centre we hopped on and off the shuttle and did some walks along the rim of the canyon.
