Day 6

Today we hiked down into the Grand Canyon. We would have liked to hike all the way down to the Colorado River and camp, but it was a 12 mile hike, and according to park rangers, even the best in shape cannot complete this hike in one day without being injured or dehydrated, so we hiked about 1 1/2 miles down. It was a gorgeous walk, and we saw some wildlife from squirrels to goats right on the side of the canyon. In fact, there was one goat right off the trail and I got within 2 feet of it as seen in the picture. Even though this was just a short hike, it was an all day affair because going back up took awhile in the heat and it was extremely steep. Once again we camped outside and it was 29 degrees. Next stop, Las Vegas, NV...