Rim Rock Trail leads from South Rim Campground, my home for a few days, to the South Rim Visitor Center. An orange colored, well worn path running just beneath the lip of the canyon, it wanders through Gambel oak and sagebrush. Gnarled junipers, each a woodworking piece of art, are undercut by waist high pinion junipers, grabbing at my clothes. There are no railings along the trail, with numerous opportunities to carefully approach the edge of what I quickly realize is about a 2,000 foot drop. I climb down a series of rocks and get my first unencumbered look straight down into the canyon and its creator. It’s breathtaking and just a bit intimidating.