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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
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Sunday, May 14, 2006
Don't ever let me forget the awe inspiring beauty of the Grand Canyon. The bats dancing through the black sky with stars as their background. The sheer canyon walls climbing toward heaven displaying a millions of years of work. The unforgetable color of the cold green water as it changes from calm to roaring rapids, pushing itself down the canyon to show layers and layers of rock, all having stories to tell. The great horned sheep proudly standing on the cliffs. The funny ravens trying to steal anything not tied down. The rattlesnakes greeting us at campsites and watching us as we made camp. The ringtail cats silently walking around our tents at night and leaving only footprints to show us that they were there. Sand in your tent, sand in your sleeping bag, sand in your morning coffee, sand everywhere. Don't ever let me forget the beautiful sound of the canyon wren and the soaring peregrine falcons and hawks. The beautiful mule deer with their delicate face and long ears. The ten foot wingspan of a california condor. The many different kinds of squirrels from two inches long to ones who will take a whole bag of food out of your hand and run off with it. The competency and caring hearts of our six guides as they took us through amazing but difficult canyon hikes, cooked fantastic meals , taught us about river lore, history, botony and geology. The joy of getting to know 24 perfect strangers and living with them for a week. The crashing waves of fourty degree water over my head and the great feeling of kayaking down a rapid in the Colorado River. The love and encouragement of my family to go on an adventure by myself. The difficulty of hiking out of the canyon with a 30 pound pack and friends who kept me going toward the top. Don't ever let me forget to tell everyone they must do something like this. Would I do it again? Don't ever let me forget that I certainly would.
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