South Rim
Looking back down the Bright Angel Trail.
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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origin... [read more] Blog: Indian Gardens to the South Rim
Date: July 9th 2004
Last day and ready to be done. We’d eaten as much as possible during our stay at Indian Gardens, yet the packs felt heavier than when we started. Being accustomed to the oxygen rich air at sea level, it was easy to feel winded on the climb out. There doesn’t seem to be enough air at 6,000 feet. To me this was more of an obstacle than the heat. I’d hate to experience Everest. Suffice it to sa ... read more
Date: July 9th 2004
Last day and ready to be done. We’d eaten as much as possible during our stay at Indian Gardens, yet the packs felt heavier than when we started. Being accustomed to the oxygen rich air at sea level, it was easy to feel winded on the climb out. There doesn’t seem to be enough air at 6,000 feet. To me this was more of an obstacle than the heat. I’d hate to experience Everest. Suffice it to sa ... read more
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I'm lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest and to have a career with summers off so that I can take advantage of backpacking sections of the Pacific Crest Trail whenever the muse and weather conditions align. More recently I strayed from home and backpacked Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon with my then husband-to-be, Paul. Call it a pre-honeymoon. Had we not gotten along famously along the trail, would there have been a wedding? For the actual honeymoon, we took a more civilized route and spent a week in Italy. Where to next? Kenya? back to Belize? Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands?... full info
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