2006 Grand Canyon Adventure :: Day 3

I did something extraordinary last night. I slept like I have not slept since I was a child. I fell asleep as soon as I finished my second journal entry at 7pm and with the exception of waking at 4am, I did not wake again until about 6:30a.m. When I woke at 4, I looked up through the screen roof of the tent to see a number of shooting stars within several minutes, but I could not stay awake to watch longer.

It is 7am and I am about to leave to start the hike to the top of the North Rim. It is seven and a half very steep uphill miles, and the temperature will be much colder at the top. It is another beautiful sunny day with temperatures already in the upper 70's.