That's what Missy went thru on Saturday. Missy and a group of friends went up to go camping @ the Grand Canyon over the holiday weekend and to go hiking to the bottom and back up in one day. Sal and her were the only two to make it down. The hike down took about 3 hours on the Kaibab trail. Down at the Colorado river they hung out for a short time before ascending up the Bright Angel trail. That's when the the battle began! It was a grueling 6 hour hike back up to the rim- cramping legs, blistered feet, sheer exhaustion and tears (tears were from Missy). God forbid if Sal had shed a tear. As it was, Missy was telling Sal that she was going to die down there and he was encouraging her on, saying that she wasn't going to die. So, if a tear did fall from Sal's eye, Missy would have known that her life was over!!!! Kudo's go out to Sal for encouraging her all the way back up. When you see Missy ask her about the trek up. It is hilarious to hear her talk about losing it! Once back up to the rim, she was thrilled by it all. My daughter has more "Chutzpah" than I would ever dream of having. She just needs to believe in herself more!
After her all day ordeal, she had no intention of sleeping on the hard ground in her tent, with no bath. When they got back to the campsite, Missy packed everything back up and headed back down the hill to Phoenix. When she makes her mind up, there is no reasoning with her! She got home about 4 hours later!
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That was quite a stroll!!!! Hope Missy is feeling better. She got some beautiful photos with your camera!
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