We were hiking in a dusting of snow today. This is a view from the Bear Mountain Trail. The trail was recommended to us by a woman at the local outfitter store. She said that it is often used by people preparing to hike the Canyon.
It was a challenge, but not so difficult that we could't "manage" it in three hours. It was 5.2 miles round trip and an 1800' elevation change. At this point, I feel we are prepared to hike in and out of the Canyon this Thursday and Friday. We'll see if the "plan" works!
Yesterday we had travelled the 2 + hours from Phoenix to Sedona. Before leaving Phoenix, we took a short hike at Squaw Peak (old name). We were able to visit the Montezuma Castle National Monument and the unique little town of Jerome before arriving at our hotel near Sedona.
These are the first and only nights in a hotel. The unfortunate thing is that we don't have cooking facilities . All of us agree - we do a pretty good job at making dinner and we miss the opportunity! We'll have our last chance to cook tomorrow night when we move on to Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon Hostel.
We are all anticipating the Grand Canyon hike! We are in shape and stocked with the supplies (food and water) to be successful on our adventure. Now if I can just talk the women into leaving their make up, we should be good to go!
KEF
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