Saturday morning was spent at IHop with some RV friends over a two hour breakfast. The conversations and food were wonderful. These are really nice folks.
We found a REI store and decided that John's boots were too big so he got a 1/2 size smaller. While we were there, we bought hydration back packs that hold 100 ounces of water and have lots of room for taking what we will need with us on the Grand Canyon Hike. We then did our grocery shopping and finally got back to the campsite at around 3 PM. Our friends in the Born Free came over to our place for supper and some good fun around the campfire.
Today, Sunday, dawned bright and breezy but warm. John wanted to try out his new boots and we both want the experience of walking with heavy back packs. Also, in preparation for the Grand Canyon, we decided to take a 7.8 mile endurance hike. The trail goes around Pass Mountain which is the one we climbed two days ago. There is a gradual rise of 500 feet on the back side and a pretty steep descent down the saddle. This is a very popular hiking trail for bikes and horses as well as walkers. By the end of our walk, I was really dragging! That is a long walk but I made it and now have an idea of what the Grand Canyon hike might be like. We had a nice lunch at the saddle with a pretty view of Fountain Hills and the Goldfield Mountains nearby.
Once we got back to the RV, a shower, dinner and Super Bowl was about all we could do for the rest of the day.
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