2007 Grand Canyon Adventure :: Day 2

Today we were up by 6am and after breakfast checked into the Backcountry Office to let them know we were about to start the hike. It is a chilly and rainy day and we are glad that we are starting the hike tomorrow. The rain let up slightly in the afternoon and we hiked to Shashone Point with our full Backpacks. It was a four mile hike and it felt good to be out. I think everyone is eager for the morning. Our plan is to be headed for the South Kaibab trail head by 6am. We ate in the cafeteria restaurant and have spent much of our time checking our equipment.

One of the amusing aspects of the trip has been that Scott has a striking resemblance to George Clooney and everywhere we go we can notice people doing a doubletake.

One person came up and asked Scott if he was George's brother.

Jessica in the Believe In Tomorrow office has done a great job getting the GPS system working and on the web site, so everyone can look at our progress.

The altitude is 7000 feet and coming from the sea level it takes a while to acclimate. Hiking can leave you a little breathless until your body acclimates itself and that is what today was for. Tomorrow we start.