Take camp shoes. Your feet will be screaming to get OUT of those boots.
Take a bathing suit or clothes to splash in the Creek. It was the informal cool down in camp and looked like great fun.
Stay at Bright Angle camp. It is a beautiful oasis in the narrow Bright Angel Canyon. Creekside sites fill early.
Stay out of the sun, even if you have to hike at night or pre-dawn.
The moonlight hiking and awakening of the canyon were pretty cool.
Pack light!
Hike down Kaibab and up Bright Angel. Those guys who recommend that order are right.
Be prepared to pack out your toilet paper….super gross! That would have been a first for me but we lucked out, potties had not closed for the season yet so my ziplock came home empty.
Yielding to the mule trains is a good thing. It gives you a chance to catch your breath and take in what’s around you.
The ground is really hard when your muscles are tired and your joints are aching.