Happy Hour Starts Tonight! Hi everyone, I'm back from the Grand Canyon! The photo above shows hikers zigzagging down on South Kaibab Trail heading towards the valley. Even though we couldn't get to the Colorado River, the 13-mile hike was worth the effort. There were 11 hikers in our group. We settled into 3 groups of different paces, finishing the distance in 8 hours, 9 hours, and 11 hours for the hardy ones who chose to add 3 more sunny miles to see the Colorado River from