Next we took the Grand Canyon blue line bus to the Hermits Rest transfer where we hiked down the steep Bright Angel Trail. This trail is 6 miles long with a total elevation of 3,000 feet from the canyon rim. Needless to say we didn't go far before turning around and hiking back up.
After our short hike we got on the Grand Canyon Red line bus to Hermits Rest. The benefit to starting early was no lines to get on the bus. Our first stop was Trailview Overlook to get a birds eye view of the Bright Angel Trail.
Our next stop on the red line was Mohave Point were we watches the ravens play.
Next we stopped at Pima Point and walked the Greenway Trail to Hermits Rest for post cards, stickers, and treats.
After our visit at Hermits Rest we took the red line back to red line / blue line transfer where I got the notification that our table at El Tovar Dining Room was ready for our lunch reservation. We were seated at a table by the window with good views of the canyon and the Rim Trail. The service at El Tovar was 5 star. Our server Kaleb was amazing and he recommend the Elk Burger that did not disappoint.
That evening we returned to the Grand Canyon for dinner at the Arizona Steakhouse. This restaurant also had good views of the canyon and hikers passing by on the Rim Trail. Our server Kai was great and recommended the Elk chop which was was more like an Elk file. So good!
After dinner we drove to Grandview Point for sunset where we also was some local wildlife.
The next morning we went to Desert View on the east side of the Grand Canyon for our last stop before driving north to Zion.
