Getting ready to set out for the trailhead so we stopped here for some supplies.

The starting point for the hike is a place called Hilltop. These cliffs loom over the Hilltop parking lot.

Looking north into the canyon.  The trail heads in this direction and up around the rim that can be seen in the distance.

My dad and brother look down into the canyon from Hilltop.  It&#039;s a long ways down.

Here we are all geared up and ready to begin the descent.

After a few minutes heading down the trail we looked back up towards Hilltop.  Getting back up might be a bit harder than we thought it would be.  Turning back now wouldn&#039;t be too bad.

Here is a view of some of the switchbacks that lead down to the bottom.