Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Grand Canyon Day Two

Started our day just after 8.The day began with a two mile hike along the Colorado river before starting our ascent up the Angel trail to Indian Garden (approximately half way to the top) where we camped for the night.
We saw our first live rattle snake of the trip tonight, it has taken up residents in the campsite. Making the nearest residents a little jumpy, but we are told that it will not bite unless provoked. Although we need to be particularly careful walking to the toilet as a rattle snake making consider being trodden on a provocation. This particular type of rattler is a dusty pink colour, matching much of the environment here.
Our guide suggested that we could have a further trek out this evening of three miles to a place called 'plateaux point'. A rock plateau directly two thousand feet above the Colorado river, not a place for the feint hearted. So off we went to plateaux point.
Dan our guide cooked us dinner under the stars, we were the only people out there, quite an amazing experience.










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