Today was probably our earliest start as we were up tearing down our camp at 4 am. We wanted to get an early start before it got to hot out for the hike out. Everyone in the group was a bit worried about the hike out and the first mile really woke up your legs as it was a steep climb up before it flattened out as you got into the village. The next 6-miles or so went pretty well and we kept up a good pace. I could feel my feet a bit and figured I was getting a few blisters, but I was pretty sure I didn’t want to stop and take a look! Finally we got to that last 1 ½ mile and it was pretty intimidating standing at the bottom of the canyon and seeing how high we had to hike to get out. We started and decided to take it slow and before we knew it we had made it to the top. We actually finished 3rd and 4thout of our group! We were tired and sore, but really proud of ourselves.
The first thing we saw was a little girl and her mom selling snacks from the back of their car and we went for a Twinkie- I have to say it tasted absolutely amazing… I think it may have had something to do with the hike we just finished.
As everyone finished we had a picnic lunch and got back in the van for a 4-hour drive to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. As we got to the hotel everyone was excited to take a nice warm shower so everyone ran off to there rooms pretty quickly. Richard and I showered and headed to the hotel bar for a beer to celebrate!
Dinner was at a hotel right on the south rim, and the food was ok… nothing spectacular, but it had really nice views. Once again it was early to bed!
The Johnsons 