The wheelbarrows started passing by at about 5am with campers pushing their gear to the corral at the front of the campground to eventually be loaded onto horses for the trek out of the canyon. Even with ear plugs, that is what I heard first when the sky began to brighten the next day in the Havasupai…
Last week I had yet another one of those moments when I was not happy with how I look. My few extra pounds. That my clothes don’t fit like I want them to. I was hard on myself for eating way too many snacks and not running enough stairs. And then I reminded myself that I climb…
Did I mention how happy I was to have had ear plugs and an eye mask on this trip? There were cars pulling in at all hours, most of them using the bathroom at least once (especially one with the squeaky door) with no concern for anyone who might be trying to get a few hours…
Editor Note: If you thought Day 2 was a long day, get ready for Day 3. If you have only been following along to get to our visit to Supai and Havasupai Falls, today is when that adventure itself begins with camping at the trailhead. But there was a whole day of fun before we…
Our trip began with a plane ride into McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. There is just something about flying in Vegas that is unlike other airports. All the glittery people and cacophony of slot machines. The simultaneous release of breath that a vacation has started and the holding of that breath thinking about…
One of the things I did when I went back to my work last fall was promise myself that it would not get in the way of my hiking. Nothing I do is that important that I can’t take advantage of sunny days or friends’ invites to get outdoors. The money isn’t worth it, either….