Made it down to redwall bridge, 2150 ft below the ridge, 2.1 miles. Going down was a stroll in the park. Coming back up got challenging towards the end. Wife has done 5 marathons, so no problem for her. I was wheezing a bit coming up. Heartbeat stayed around 120-130 coming up. Great views.
Looks like a great day for a rim jog! (Read the last sentence very slowly and carefully or you might think I'm a perv....)
When we were eating a snack on the bridge, an ultra runner came running by at a fast clip, and up the canyon trail he went. I got it on video. Most impressive fitness.
Also impressive were the numbers of women who passed us as we were decending. One asked "Are we almost there?". Being naive, I said "no you have a long way to go". We were about 1/4 mile in. I asked where they had started, and they said "South Rim", and I said well in that case yes you are there. " Close" is a relative term.
