The things I carried...

After getting back from two weeks out West and a week at the majestic Disney World in Orlando, I thought I would write a short reflection on the things I carried because I have grown rather weary of learning about the things they carried. Just like approx. 40 other students and staff members on SFS, we made the glorious (depending on how you look at it) trek across the Grand Canyon- Rim to Rim that is. Unlike the men in the book who carried their security blankets and things that held personal value to them, I only carried the bare necessities with me on the 24 mile hike. Yes, I was only gone for one day (or two- once again depending on how you look at it), but I was bound and determined that I was not going to bring more weight with me than what I needed. I did in reality pack way too much protein bars. Who would have thought that a cinnamon coffee cake Kashi bar or a white chocolate strawberry Cliff Bar would not sound too appetizing at the bottom a larger-than-life hole that at that point you are questioning when and/or if you are gonna get out of. Oh well I guess I will just chalk it up to experience- well as of right now I do not plan doing that every again!