Creative Writing: Hiking The Grand Canyon

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Hiking the Grand Canyon

1. A young boy, barely 7 if that, scuffs his feet along the trail, stirring up little clouds of dust, leaving fresh footprints behind. He carries a bulky, red backpack nearly as big as he is, with a sleeping bag tied to the bottom. His clothes are dirty and raggedy and are completely soaked through with sweat. His face is full of determination and maturity, completely oblivious to the spectacular views of one of the 7 wonders of the world that surrounds him. The Grand Canyon. He’s a backpacker and has already spent two nights at the bottom of the canyon. Now, he walks along one of the numerous trails that venture into the gorge. In front of him is his father. He too had a large pack and wore sweat stained …show more content…

we continue on to Indian Gardens, a campground halfway between the rim and the river. It lies in a water run off fed by a spring. The campground is covered in lush Cottonwoods living off the abundant supply of water. The green patch is visible from the rim and provides a great rest area and much needed shade for exhausted hikers. Hikers refill canteens and soak shirts and hats with water. The smell of lush green shrubs and trees could certainly not be beat. Butterflies flutter through the air with the sound of rushing water rapidly going to stream. squirrels climb the Cottonwoods. It’s a peaceful stop. we sit and rest, watching mule trains lumber by carrying tourists too lazy, or incapable of hiking on his own. We need to get going. Five more miles. If you don’t like hiking in the dark we need to go now. He put his pack back on, weighed down by the extra water supply. He continue on the trail occasionally looking up at the towering canyon walls still ahead. The trail is littered with mule manure and is becoming dusty. Mule hoofs and hiking boots pound and scrape and eventually turn the hard packed dirt into powder. Then when the rain comes, the water rushes down the trail taking the powder with it, leaving trenches of washed out trail and exposing rocks. Here it comes. The toughest part of the hike. From here on out it’s just steep

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