September 30 2010: Grand Canyon National Park

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Thursday, September 30

Start in Flagstaff, Grand Canyon National Park, Back to Flagstaff 
Weather:
  Lows: Flagstaff: 43
  Highs: Flagstaff: 83
         Grand Canyon (airport): 88
         Grand Canyon (Bright Angel Ranger Station): 76
         Grand Canyon (South Rim): n/a
Hikes/Walks: 3.4 miles
0.7 miles                     : Misc. around visitor's center
2.4 miles, 600 foot elevation : Part of South Kaibab Trail
0.1 miles                     : Yaki/Pipe Creek
0.1 miles                     : Mojave Point
0.1 miles                     : Misc.
The plan today was to hike down into the Grand Canyon some. Although we didn't have the time or inclination to hike to the river, we wanted to get below the canyon rim, so we hiked down the South Kaibab trail about a mile and a quarter (and about 600 feet elevation) to a point where the canyon opened up.

After we came back out of the canyon, we hit various vistas on the south rim.