The next morning we drove to the house of a friend of Mr. Yazzie. There, we switched our vans for a 4 wheel drive truck, one that would not get stuck in the loose sand on the canyon floor. Mr. Yazzie's truck was not a 4 wheel drive, but it would work. And it did work, until the sand got too loose. We got stuck, really stuck. After we got on our way, we traveled a distance, and then Mr. Yazzie showed us some petroglyphs on a rock wall. Petroglyphs are pictures of animals, people, and designs that are carved into the rock. Later on the trip, he showed us some pictographs. Pictographs are pictures that are painted on the rock. These petroglyphs and pictographs are hundreds of years old. We passed many steep rocks and cliffs.

Deep into the canyon, we arrived at the trail head to Bear Trail, a path in the rock to the top of the canyon. This trail was quite rocky, but not too steep. As we were climbing, we started to realize how thin the air was and frequently took rests. The view at the top was amazing. Looking out at the horizon, and into the valley. We climbed back down to the bottom and had lunch. We all ate at the one truck that we rode in. 20 of us were in the one small 4 wheel drive truck. We passed many Navajo ruins on our way to the second trail. This trail was called Baby Trail. This one was more difficult than the first. Even to start the trail, we had to climb up a small crevice. After the crevice, we had to walk up the steep side of the canyon to wooden ladders placed to help us climb. This climb took longer also because of the steepness and the difficulty. But we made it to the top! The way down was even more difficult than on the way up. Seeing the edge of the cliff and knowing that the trail is over the edge of the cliff, and that another cliff was below.