I woke up early on our second day in Divisadero and caught sunrise over the rim of the canyon by mere seconds. Lucky me.
We hiked the Ruta Panorámica to the bottom of the canyon. We started at the rim and worked our way down and around. So many incredible views; this hike is easily in our personal pantheon of hikes.
The trailhead.
Some turns are VERY important.
You can see the cable car that we’ll take back to the top.
The “Did you know?” sign says: “The canyon system is four times larger in extent (60,000 square kilometers) and nearly twice as deep in depth as the Grand Canyon.”
At the start of the cable car ride you actually drop down before starting the long ascent to the rim. A look back.
A sign at the top of the cable car (teleférico) states: distance 2,700m in a straight line or 3,000m above the cable.
We headed back to the Hotel Mirador for another celebratory beverage while enjoying their deck and hummingbirds.
We took one more stroll along the rim and took it all in for a bit longer.
A gallery of panorama shots from the Ruta Panorámica. Appropriate, no?
