Kings Canyon was a beautiful hike! It took about 2.5 hours. Which is a lot in the desert...and climbing up a canyon. It was by far my favorite place on the tour.
When you get there you can't really see how cool it is until you climb. There are these natural stairs (well, with the help of carving and chipping) that you have to climb up. I did a couple of "I am stopping here so I can take photos" bit. The picture next to the one of me sitting all bunched up are the "stairs". It was breath taking (really!) to walk around on the top of the canyon. I found out that this canyon use to be covered in a deep sea. There is a photo of fossilized imprints of jelly fish. It was strange to walk around a place that you use to have to swim in.
Once again I felt like I could have seen tons of dinosaurs walking around there. It was great. I tried not to be a geeky tourist and get snap happy with my camera.
At one point I climbed on the rock and pretended it was a bull. If you use your imagination you should see it too.
It was a great way to start my trip!!
I have gotten caught up on your catch up! You can't know how proud I am of you. When I read about all the places you're seeing...I always knew I should get past the bars and pubs! I know how exciting it is to see all that new stuff...I wish I could be there to share it, and perhaps embarrass you a little!!! I love you Liz...keep up the good work!!!!
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