...saying, "Didn't those idiots realize that they had to hike back up?"
|
Baby waterfall
|
|
See?
|
No, it's not the same one, we're on a different trail
|
|
Mama waterfall
|
This ain't the same lizard neither
|
See, green eyes
|
Getting close!
|
|
Well, maybe not
|
A cousin
|
Our campsite at Indian Gardens
|
Indian Gardens? No, we didn't hike all the way out in one day.
|
Not a cousin
|
|
|
|
|
|
I know it's fuzzy, but you can make out the flag on the visitors center at the top if you squint real hard
|
Some intrepid ministers we met at Phantom Ranch
|
It's dark because it's 4:00 AM and we're starting our final ascent. We wanted to beat the heat, ya know.
|
It sure is dark in here!
|
You can't see him, but we met a runner coming down as we headed up. He was running rim to rim and back as training for a race.
|
This looks like a good place to rest for a bit
|
"I don't need to rest!"
|
"Me either."
|
"Hey, watch the flash!"
|
Indian Gardens is the green patch in the distance
|
|
Still a ways to go (about 7 AM)
|
|
See?
|
Look, teeny, tiny people!
|