Dragged our weary bodies out of bed and clumped over to the rim for a workout, and what should our wondering eyes behold but an inversion layer! Haven't seen one for at least twenty years. Debated if we should keep hiking or run out to the rim trail and get a better view, but we kept hiking, and 20 minutes later the clouds lifted, so that was a good choice.

No one on the trail. One dude in cotton jeans and no ice grippers asked if we were doing OK. better than you, I guess? Or was that a disguised cry for help?