StraightAhead

Today I did the hike down the South Kaibab trail here at the Grand Canyon.  I was kindof euphoric on the way down , it is such a beautiful piece of God’s work.  I hiked in about an hour and a half leaving the top at 9:30 am and turning around about 15 minutes below Cedar Ridge at 11 am.  I lost a lot of that Euphoria on the way out when the real work started.  It is a hard thing to do in the high altitude.  I had to stop and rest every now and then.  I got out in about 2 hours, so I was in a total of 3.5 hours.  I will sleep good tonight, no doubt.  It’s a great place but my next big hike will be at a new place.  I don’t have any desire anymore to hike all the way down to Phantom Ranch.  I will leave here tomorrow and head down to Flagstaff to stay with friends tomorrow night then back to my Nephew’s Thursday… later