We started our second day by attending a ranger program. We learned a lot about bears and things we should do to remain safe while hiking in grizzly country, like how to use bear spray. Can you believe the size of those claws?!?
I was the first monkey to attend Ranger Erin's presentation. I don't know why monkeys don't get out of the jungles more!
Our plan for the day was to explore the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. And explore we did! We hiked and hiked. Up and down. Up and down. Whew, we were worn out by the end of the day!
But man, was it beautiful! View down the canyon from the brink of the lower falls.
Lower falls. Yes, those tiny things just to the right of the top of the falls are people. Gives you an idea of the size of the falls. That is where we were standing to take the photo above.
Can you see one of the trails we took down into the canyon?
Upper falls.
After already hiking several miles and gaining +700' in elevation, we decided it was time to conquer Uncle Tom's Trail. When you are greeted by a sign like this at the trailhead, you know you are about to suck some serious wind.
Oh, yeah! Serious wind! But totally worth it!
On our way back to the car, we encountered this vicious beast. We were glad that we had attended the wildlife safety class earlier.
