Mather Point

"Last day of hiking before the Hoover Dam. We had minimal breakfast in our hotel room in the Maswik this morning. PBJ's were made with butt-break and remnant snacks. The views were amazing heading down into the canyon from the south rim (South Kaibab Trail). We pushed down into toward Skeleton Point but Beth started to bonk from lack of propper snackage and food. We stopped just 200 yards from Skeleton Point and headed back up - didn't want to kill anyone on the last day of hiking. We ended up with about 6-7 miles and 2k feet in elevation. Stopped up on Mather Point on the way back through and hit up the gift shops again." — wiweasel • Nov 27, 2022

"What a day, what an amazing, incredible day. We walked through storm and wind and rain and snow; we saw beautiful vistas down into the canyon, we were enveloped in swirling and blowing snow so thick we couldn't see down into the canyon at all; we watched snow fall down into the canyon, falling far below us... We walked from Hermit's Rest (where we got a fortifying cup of coffee to start) to the Visitor's Center, all in one go. We cut it short there, as we wanted to make it back to the hotel in time to rest and refresh ourselves for dinner at the El Tovar Dining Room (fancy!). What an amazing, incredible day. My cold weather gear was just right; I was warm without being too hot, and I never got wet. Such a great walk, a fantastic way to enjoy the beauty and majesty of the canyon - and for me, this was my first time seeing it in the snow. " — psychikingjes • Mar 5, 2022

"The original plan was to hike from Bright Angel TH to Yaki Point, then descend down South Kaibab to Phantom Ranch & back up Bright Angel. The weather started to turn and we didn't really sleep the night before, so we changed the plan. We hiked from Bright Angel to Yaki Point along the Rim Trail, hitting the overlooks along the way. After that, we took the tram back to near Mather Point and followed the Rim Trail the other way all the way to Hermit's Rest, hitting all of the overlooks along the way there. We ended up with nearly 20 miles on the day. We endured rain and some light hail along the way, but were treated to some fantastic views. Rim Trail is a new favorite!" — Kevin • Nov 7, 2020

"I began my hike around 3pm and finished around 7pm as it was getting dark. Yaki and Mather were walk up easy ones, O'Neill Butte was much more difficult relatively speaking. I descended the canyon on South Kaibab trail for O'Neill. " — mchikes • Oct 19, 2020

"I traveled here to try my 1st solo R2R2R but fear overwhelmed me and I ended up only running about 18.5 miles along the rim instead. I wept in defeat on the drive home. I eventually did R2R2R on 9.17.2019 in 17:55 hrs w/Karla Kent. " — paula.raimondi • Jan 13, 2018