Our first camping meal: the return of Thick Nutty Stew from the AT (oatmeal and grape nuts). Our first hike in Zion to Weeping Rock, then to Hidden Canyon - very steep, didn´t go all the way because baby afraid of heights. Saw lizards, hummingbirds, black and yellow striped dragonfly and blue dragonfly, and a small frog which din´t interest the baby. Hiked to Emerald Pools. At 2:30pm we left for Grand Canyon. Tired we stopped, tried to sleep in the car and drank coffee instead. Got pulled over by a Mormon policeman because of my (Anette´s) bad eyesight. (We pulled over to take a picture of the Welcome to Arizona sign but apparently weren´t far enough off the road). Lots of lightning and fat, big raindrops fell down on us. Clouds draped like curtains. Saw a family of wild turkeys and three deer on the Kaibab Plateau approaching Grand Canyon. Surprised at the beautiful forest of Ponderosa Pine and meadows at 8827 ft.
Set up camp under tall pines and went for a walk along Bright Angel Trail. Anette led the way as we clambered down the cliff´s edge for our first view of the Grand Canyon. Watched lightning on the other side of the canyon and a beautiful sunset over millions of years of layered rock. Suddenly, a swoosh of wings and turned to see a raven just alighted on our rocky outcrop to drink from a puddle in the rock. Surely a benign omen, and we saw 5 deer at dusk walking back to our tent. Made a campfire and cooked baby´s first mac´n´cheese. Then came baby´s first s´mores, which she loved. She also loved killing marshmallows in the fire med en seksårings glede. Då sov me.
Drove to Pt. Imperial in the morning and enjoyed fantastic views from a ridgeline hike. Heard hawks screaming and caught them in my binoculars. Hummingbirds flitting thru red, purple, yellow flower meadows and white and black trunks of burnt forest.
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