More Grand Canyon

We explored further to the west on the canyon.  Access is only available by buses or hiking.  We did a bit of both. 

One interesting finding was an old uranium mine from the 1950s and 1960s that is now a SuperFund toxic waste site.  Apparently, in the 1950s, they literally gave out tiny samples of uranium to visitors!  Now, it appears almost encased in sheets of lead or something.  They have not even begun to clean up the incredible contamination from the site.

...And we were there, soaking up the radioactive rays!