Next stop: The Grand Canyon

Well all started well on our hike up Humphrey's Peak until we get to about 11,400 feet and couldn't find anywhere to camp. The mountain side was a 75 degree slope and there wasn't a flat spot for miles. So after a futile effort to set up camp on the mountain we decided that we would just climb all the way to the summit and back in one day. This was not our most brilliant moment as it was already probally 6:00 or 7:00 in the evening. So off we hiked leaving most of our heavy camping gear at our makeshift high camp. After about an hour of hiking the trail to the summit the trail seemed to get sketchier and sketchier until finally we were hiking through thick brush and had obviously lost the trail. Eventually we made it onto the ridge where we could see Humphrey's Peak about a mile away and a long way up. The view from the top was amazing and we got there just in time to see the sunsetting which was really cool but also meant we were out of daylight and didn't know where the trail back to camp was. Like the geniuses we are we decided to hike straight down the rock face sliding the whole way. Once we got about half way down the 12,686 ft peak we realized how utterly lost we were. Over the next 4 hours we wandered aimlessly through the dark forest making zig zags up and down the hillsides. Luckily we did have one flashlight which made climbing through the thorns and loose rocks slightly less excrutiating. Just when it seemed we were doomed to stumble around the woods forever Connor shines the light onto what looks like a smooth well worn trail. We can't believe it we actually managed to happen upon a trail; what trail we have no idea, but a TRAIL non the less. No the tough part which way do we go on the trail? Up seemed like the way to camp but after about 20 minutes on the trail going up we realized that it was taking us in the wrong direction. So we turned around once again and headed down this time. We didnt seem to recognize the trail but we kept on walking and after about another hour we stumbled right back into our camp!