Jauary 17, 2007

January 17, 2007

Aimee and I want to hike down into the Grand Canyon this spring. Halfway back out of the Grand Canyon is not the place to find we are not in good-enough shape, so we need to do some serious preparatory training. The nearby Catalina mountains have trailheads all along the range. This afternoon we decide to hike up the Ventana Canyon trail. It starts in the parking lot of the Loew’s resort, passes the golf course, and up the canyon. We pass a few really big Saguaros. One is so big its arms have arms. From what I have read it has to be well over 200 years old.

The Ventana Canyon trail is very pretty. And steep, especially when I make a wrong turn and we scramble up what looks like the trail. Good practice for the Grand Canyon! Aimee is not impressed and makes us turn around. On the way back down I see where we went wrong but by now Aimee is aggravated and we head home.