Month: May 2017

Trip West 2017: Grand Canyon (R2R2R) | Day Three

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February 1st, 2017

What a day! We left our camp at Cottonwood by 8 am. We only had to carry what we needed on the trail that day. We were able to leave our tent and other supplies at the camp since we would be staying there again that night. It was a weight off our shoulders!

We hiked 1.4 miles and stopped at Manzanita to fill up our water at the spigot since the faucet at Cottonwood was not turned on. My muscles took a little bit to warm up that morning. My calves were still pretty sore from the descent on the first day, but nothing too bad. I think my body just knew we had a long, difficult day ahead!

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Trip West 2017: Grand Canyon (R2R2R) | Day Two

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January 31st, 2017

It was a little chilly during the night!  Colder than I anticipated judging by how warm the day had been.  But then again, it is the desert.  The temperature definitely drops when the sun goes down.  Normally I sleep like the dead, but if the temperature is too low, I end up spending the night in a meditative state instead.  Even so, I still felt rested when we got up for the day at 7:30 am. Continue reading “Trip West 2017: Grand Canyon (R2R2R) | Day Two” →

Trip West 2017: Grand Canyon (R2R2R) | Day One

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As mentioned in my previous blog post, Greg’s gift to me for Christmas 2016 was an amazing trip to see Celine Dion in Las Vegas and then hike the Grand Canyon for 5 days.

Before this trip, I had no idea there were trails that non-mules (aka people) could take into the canyon.   I used to have a few books from the series “Amelia’s Notebook” (which are awesome books, by the way) and I remember her family taking a trip into the canyon on muleback.  I’d been to the rim before and seen how steep the edge is, so I pictured all of the trails being too difficult for us lowly, hoofless humans to traverse.  Turns out there are actually tons of trails!   Continue reading “Trip West 2017: Grand Canyon (R2R2R) | Day One” →