In February, Ashley and I went to the Grand Canyon. This was very exciting for us, because we had wanted to go there very badly for about a year and a half now, and were thrilled to actually be seeing it for the first time. I also had an extra level of excitement, because my roommate (and wonderful friend) in Antarctica, Gracie, had been to the Grand Canyon many times and had told me how wonderful it was.
However, Ashley and I didn't know much about the Grand Canyon, and so thought some really stupid things about it. Like, that we could climb all the way down and back up in one day. However, they have lots of signs around warning you not to do that, so we didn't try. This was disappointing, but really for the best, as we probably wouldn't have made it back up.
However, we took a long hike and got a good way down into the canyon, so we got to see the different layers of rocks
We climbed about 3.5 miles round trip, and were very excited when we made it back to the top. It was certainly a work-out, and our legs felt like jelly for the rest of the day. However, it was totally worth it as we had waited so long to get to go, and we are excited to go back and make it to the very bottom the next time :)
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