6/23/07

The Indian Gardens crew started their hike back up the trail at 4 am. We started so early to avoid the heat. The temperature gauge went beyond the 120 degree mark at 3pm in the afternoon on the previous day. On the hike up, the crew handed the deck of cards off to two young adults on their way down the trail. We saw them later that day - they had handed the cards off to someone else on their way out of the trail. We got to the top at around 10 am. We then waited at the top to greet the rest of the crew who were making their way up the trail. The rest of the crew started their 9 mile hike up and out of the canyon at 5 am. While waiting for the rest of the crew, we sat and greeted other hikers who were coming up and out of the trail. The crew arrived at the top around 5 pm. It took them approximately 12 hours to come up and out of the canyon.