Orientations and Fantastic Views

This morning I got up for my first full day at the Grand Canyon. I was tired. And a bit sore. And cold, believe it or not. No one ever came in after I went to bed, so I guess I have no roommate for now. Which is weird, since there's trash all over the place and none of it is mine. And a coffee maker. Anyways... I got up, got on the bus and on the way, we stopped at the visitor center. There were some deer there, and the driver let me get out and take a picture of them! Then, orientation. We started with a short tour out to Yaki Point, which is a bit west of the village. Then we spent about a million hours listening to people talk about very important safety and work related type things, during which I learned all about forest fires and evacuation and environmental consciousness and lightning in the canyon (which is dangerous!) and squirrels (which are also apparently dangerous) and all that good stuff. Upon leaving, we got water bottles (pink?! ugh...) and were sent off to eat and hang out or have more orientations depending on our job. I opted to walk the rim trail and I've got to say, this place is crazy beautiful. I do think I need better shoes though... these flip flops just aren't going to cut it for walking the trails.