Sunday we started at 7am with a hired shuttle to Lava Point and the West Rim trailhead. It was a hot hike of about 6.7 miles, carrying nearly 3 gallons of water as there are no water sources until Day 2.
We arrived at our campsite very early, about 1pm, which was good as we needed significant cooling down and resting. Unfortunately it was hot even at 7400 feet, so we didn’t get active again until the evening.
About 1/3 mile down the trail, we found this evening view.
Photo gallery from the “real” camera, and testing out a new WordPress photo gallery plugin: