Left Phoenix at 4 am to climb Humphreys. With only 2 days in Arizona we decided to hit the Arizona high point and do a Grand Canyon day hike down South Kaibab and back up Bright Angel.

Left the Snow Bowl trail at 8:00 and enjoyed the nice and easy approach up to the saddle. Being the low-elevation Washingtonians, we felt the elevation, but maintained a good pace up past the saddle, and through the false summits up to the top. Really well-marked trail, and easy to follow. As forecast, there were some pretty strong wind gusts that kept it cool. Layers were good to have and we didn't feel over-prepared watching some others coming up with nothing more than t-shirts and shorts. Nice views from the summit when the clouds broke, and we found a bit of a wind shelter amongst the summit rocks to relax.

Coming down , especially past the saddle, we ran into many people coming up in the early afternoon. We had read that this trail is extremely popular, and it certainly was on a cool Sunday in late October - must be a madhouse in the summer! Up and down in 5 1/2 hours of hike time plus a half hour lunch break. Really enjoyed our first climb in Arizona, and nice to knock off another high point!