Type of Hike
Day hike
We did not actually hike the rim as I am a wimp when it comes to walking on scree. We walked the canyon trail to where it became very brushy. We didn't have our GPS with us, but it seemed like we hiked at least 3 miles. There were many varieties of beautiful wildflowers from the beginning to our turn around area. Balsamroot, lupine, puccoon, Thompson's paint brush, wallflowers, penstemon, and phacelia were some of the flowers seen. The day was extremely windy in the canyon which is not good for wildflower pictures, but it kept us from getting too hot! The many rock formations add to the beauty of the canyon. We met only one other hiker who was a fish and wildlife man who was returning to the TH after searching for a collared deer who had apparently died. He found the transmitter but no collar or deer. "Very mysterious" were his words to us! We saw 6 sheep on the West side of the canyon on our way in.
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