# The outcrops of the Transept Trail - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/the-outcrops-of-the-transept-trail/ - Published: 2015-11-12T01:22:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout ##### Blending as perfectly as cream with coffee, the Bright Angel trail ends and the Transept trail begins. Along the rim I commence, noticing the many jagged outcropping of rocks that jettison from the edge into the big empty of space. ##### I am willed by an unknown force to venture out as far as I dare.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6798e-g0021310.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 ##### I climb to the top, ever so slowly, as the the vertical drop on either side becomes more threatening. The thrill leaves me breathless. I find a nice bench in which to rest for a spell before continuing. The old wood speaks to me as I caress the tree rings.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4ee36-g0121008.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 ##### I find my adventurous spirit roaring to push my limits of comfort after a rest. The next outcrop is only a foot wide, maybe two. I rise to the occasion.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/14419-gopr1233-2.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 ##### A few more miles into the hike and a perfectly flat rock is just begging to have my legs dangle from its edge. As I do so, crows above dive bomb each other in playful fashion, and a curious creature known as a Kaibob squirrel shows it’s own adventuresome spirit as he inches closer and closer to me.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/21414-img_0806.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 I strap on my aviator goggles and lean back against a smooth stone. I am no longer in a bog of  aeroacrophobia.[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/c0151-img_0838.jpg?ssl=1) ##### I am free on the edge of a ledge. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-outcrops-of-the-transept-trail/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20outcrops%20of%20the%20Transept%20Trail&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fthe-outcrops-of-the-transept-trail%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-outcrops-of-the-transept-trail/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-outcrops-of-the-transept-trail/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-outcrops-of-the-transept-trail/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-outcrops-of-the-transept-trail/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…