March 2008 - Grand Canyon

After Sedona we travelled north on highway 89A to Flagstaff.  This is a beautiful highway to drive but being idiots, we didn't realize it is cold at high altitudes in Arizona so the snow we encountered did surprise us.  The crappy Dodge Prowler we rented in Phoenix suddenly didn't seem like such a good idea.

We made it to the Grand Canyon OK, though, and we stayed at the Bright Angel Lodge in the Grand Canyon Village.  I would recommend it to anyone, we were literally footsteps from the canyon, the little cabins had character and it wasn't too expensive at $115 a night or so.  (We did reserve ahead, not sure if that's necessary.)

From here we hiked a bit of the Bright Angel Trail.  This is one of the classic hikes down into the canyon, maybe the most popular one of all.  In March (or was it Feb?), we had no problems with crowds.  It is a beautiful hike.