9:10PM 6/19/14

Hello!
We woke up this morning and ate powdered sugar doughnuts and apples for breakfast. We got dressed and headed out to the Grand Canyon. After a long drive, we made it to the canyon. Yesterday we decided on doing Bright Angel Trail, so we set off immediately while it was still cool. We started the long, steep, hike down 1.5 miles and took pictures of the wildlife on the way. We saw multiple squirrels and chipmunks, and beautiful orange bellied birds. Finally, after about an hour, we made it down to the mile and a half rest point. We all drank some water and ate some granola bars to prepare for the long hike upwards. Well, it turns out, hiking up is a lot harder than hiking down. After about an hour and a half, we finished the upward hike with multiple rest breaks along the way. Exhausted and dirty, we hopped onto the red bus and started the shuttle through multiple viewpoints. We saw about 5 viewpoints and stopped at Hermit's rest to buy Cokes and Slim Jims. We took the shuttle back to the car and drove to a pretty spot for a picnic. After our picnic, we got on the yellow shuttle and rode it to the Kaibab trail and started going down it. We decided to walk to "Ooh Ahh point," or as my dad called it, "Ooh la la point." We finally made it down to enjoy an incredible view of the canyon. After we hiked back up, we stumbled over to the car and drove home. We spent the afternoon swimming and taking showers. We then ate a giant pizza in We Cook Pizza and Pasta. My mom suggested that I dunk my pizza in ranch dressing, and it was delicious. So, here I am now, laying on the hotel bed blogging.
Until tomorrow!
-Sarah Jackson