I have about 759 million things that I SHOULD be doing... but instead I was thinking about hiking (yup, still weird)... so I decided to share with you where my brain is today. Lucky you. =)
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Day 1: What I didn't think about? Climbing up the first mountain sweating my butt off only to tip toe my way through icy snow patches at the top of the mountain.
I do not know the name of this type of cactus (I know I could google it).
What I do know? Those things will cut right through your leg... and it hurts.
Streams in the desert....
Mt. Wrightson...
Now that's a good campsite...
I remember this moment as one of the most beautiful parts of the trail.
Two amazing trail folks had just given us a ride up from Tucson and hiked a few miles with us.
I remember being AMAZED at how pretty the valley was and telling Patrick "We are lucky people."
This picture does that moment absolutely NO JUSTICE.
Sad.
Hutch's Pool, where we took a long, lazy, nearly full day off.
Good choice.
Picketpost Mountain.
Lovely.
The Grand Canyon.
I ran about 75 errands in the park before I actually SAW the canyon.
I wanted to see it for the first time at sunset, the night before I hiked down to the bottom.
I got there about an hour before sunset, but still... it was amazing.
At the very bottom on the South Kaibab Trail you cross the Colorado River on a suspension bridge. (Which is not bouncy at all. I know, I tried.) To get to the bridge you walk through a tunnel in the rocks.
SO. COOL.
North Kaibab Trail leads to the North Rim.
You pass through the "Box" which is an AMAZING section of trail where the canyon is narrow and steep and BEAUTIFUL.
I didn't go all the way to the North Rim, since I wasn't thru hiking anymore and the North Rim doesn't open until May 15. SO, I did about 7 miles up to Ribbon Falls.
IT WAS AMAZING.
There you go. 12 pictures of Arizona.
12 pictures that make my heart smile today.
I'm planning another hike, another grand adventure...
(anyone wanna come??)
I'll keep you posted. =)
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