March 20 Friday Grand Canyon

The whole day was spent at the Grand Canyon. We walked a lot! It was beautiful and below are a few pics. We did not get back to our room until 10 pm so it was a very full day.

Getting into the park only took a few minutes. We then drove to the  Visitor Center, chatted with a ranger on how to approach the day and then headed off  to start our hike at Mather Point.
Later in the afternoon we decided to stay and watch the sunset not anticipating any issues. The reality was quite different. After sunset it got colder but we were prepared for that. It seemed like longer than 15 mins for the shuttle bus to come get us and when it came it filled up so we had to wait again. Luckily with much squishing we got into this bus. It was very cozy. When we got back to the transfer station, we had to wait for 2 busses to get a ride back to the Visitor Center (last stop). Last stop arrived and we all piled off the bus. Wait, it was pitch black outside and there are no street lights. You could not see a thing and the bus driver pointed in the general direction of parking lot. Did I mention it was pitch black? Luckily, Carl had a flashlight on his phone and we headed off in the direction we thought was right. We were close and finally found our car. Did I mention that I was very frustrated by this time; too frustrated to enjoy the the amazing night sky. The stars were amazing. On the bus we were warned about the possibility of hitting an elk at this time but we did not see one and got home safe.