Grand Canyon National Park 3

(10/2) Lodges and Bright Angel Trail.

Our second day at the Grand Canyon began near our lodge. We stayed at the Kachina Lodge, which is to the right of the older El Tovar lodge in the photo. It was amazing to wake up in the morning, pull back the drapes, and see the canyon!

We walked the upper part of the Bright Angel Trail, to get a sense of the view from below the rim.

Along the way, we had the unexpected good fortune to look up and see a Bighorn Sheep.

We were also able to look down on the Indian Garden area where some who hike down to the river spend the first night.

Beyond Indian Garden, we could see the canyon of Bright Angel Creek extending toward the distant north rim. The canyon is so straight because it follows a fault line. Rock layers to the left of the fault are about 200 feet higher than their counterparts to the right.