A day in Grand Canyon Village, cont’d

After that big breakfast, we headed up the rim trail to the west, past the Bright Angel Lodge…

Mules

Folks were lining up for mule rides down to Plateau Point.

 

Bright Angel Trail

Here we’re looking down on an upper section of the Bright Angel Trail.  The previous day we had gone down this trail to the first resthouse at a Mile and a Half.

 

Mules on Bright Angel Trail

The mule riders are beginning to descend the trail.

 

Bright Angel Trail - Plateau Point

More of the Bright Angel Trail and, in the upper left corner, the trail out to Plateau Point. 

 

Bright Angel canyon

The side canyon that you can see in the background is where we’ll be going over the next couple days.

 

Three Mile Resthouse on Bright Angel Trail

If you look real hard (and maybe click on the picture to enlarge it), you can see the Three Mile Resthouse on the Bright Angel Trail.