This summer, specifically two weeks ago, I ventured on a long road trip out west, a road trip that would require me to drive about 5000 miles in a week. So in spite of being in the vicinity of one of the natural wonders of the world a few time before, I decided to not do the standard rim tour. My desire for the Canyon hike was so strong that I didn’t want to ruin the excitement by merely visiting the rim without hiking. For years, I looked at the pictures of Grand Canyon and imagined what it would be like to experience that landscape through a regular day hike or with overnight backpacking.
Outside of my insatiable attraction to mountains, one of my life long dreams is to hike the Grand Canyon.
