Running / Hiking

One of the most popular sections of my website over the years has been my hiking stories and accompanying photos at the Grand Canyon (GC).  My original intention was simply to show interesting pictures of the trails and the scenery to give the hikers a "trip down memory lane" because taking a lot of pictures is not a priority for most doing the trek. After all, photos of the Grand Canyon just can't do it justice because you can't capture how big it is. And then, even standing on the rim though it seems big, you don't know exactly how big until you start hiking down one of the trails.

But I soon learned that I had a bigger audience and that was perspective hikers of the Grand Canyon as it was being used as a sort of training guide. What most wrote was that they appreciated getting a better idea of what it was going to be like. Consequently, I started modifying the text to provide additional information. However, is this my primary audience? I don't think so, but most of my correspondence is obviously from the planning group because they are likely to have questions.  

Running? As I joke I say I'm not a runner! But I love hiking. I can thoroughly exhaust myself on a trail and still be having fun while only 10 minutes into a run I'm already wishing I were done. When training for a Grand Canyon dash I will do "laps" at the local mountains around Phoenix and though I'm extremely tired already, turn around and go up the mountain one more time. But when out for just a jog, I will never choose a route that takes me past my house because I will not continue afterward. I run because I have to and it was always in conjunction with training for a big hike. But, finally, I decided that finishing a full marathon was on my bucket list.

Hiking Travelogues

Running Travelogues