We arrived at this majestic and massive canyon at sunset on its 90th anniversary. After two days of hiking and camping in and around this sometimes vertigo-inducing site, we left worn and ready to return. On our first morning, we hiked up and down the Bright Angel Trail to Plateau Point, covering a total of 12 miles. We followed that up the next day with 6 miles on the South Kaibab Trail to Skeleton Point. Both trails are frequented by visitors on a daily basis and so had some trash, especially in and around the marked rest stops. We have found so far that when there are camping sites within a park (and thus longer term visitors, and also more visitors), there is a greater chance that wind or loose hands may cause some trash to get away. However, the Grand Canyon is still a very clean place. Read more about the layers of this landscape here: www.nps.gov/grca/
Approximate trash/recyclables collected: 150 pieces
Description: pieces of rebar, two plastic bottles, corners of plastic candy bar wrappers, and cigarette butts
Dates visited: February 26-28, 2009
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