I remember the first time I visited the Grand Canyon. My family took a week long road trip through Death Valley to the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Las Vegas, and the Hoover Dam. It felt like the longest trip ever. I was at the age where I wasn't really interested in spending time with my parents, and I didn't think this canyon would be all that exciting. All I remember was this sense of complete awe as I walked up to the rim and looked out over this vast wonder. Jeff had been before when he was young as well, so we decided that we would take a trip back... and this time venture down to the bottom. It was a challenging 9 miles down, especially with our 25+ pound packs, but the views were spectacular. We camped by an offshoot of the Colorado river, and rested in preparation for our 9 mile hike out the next morning. When we made it to the top again 6 hours after we started that morning... I felt such a sense of accomplishment. I love experiences like that... its like life, there are challenges, but once you face them and eventually get through them, you emerge a much stronger person.
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