Beyond The Adventures

I successfully completed the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim adventure! Barely... From the South Rim to the North Rim is 21 miles. Starting with a 4,700 ft. descent down to the Colorado River and then a 5,740 ft. ascent up to the North Rim. That's over 10,000 ft. of elevation change! What gave me the crazy idea to do this in the first place? I figured this was the best way to see Grand Canyon, immerse myself in it. I've been known to go all in if I'm going to do something. It all started by a video my fiancée, Norissa, had sent me on Instagram. It started to eat at me and continually popped in my mind, plus it looked like a gorgeous adventure and nice challenge. I also remember one of my co-workers had done the Rim to Rim a few years back. So, I made a commitment to do it. Norissa and I planned to make a little vacation out of it. She was to pick me up at the North Rim when I finished. We flew into Phoenix Thursday morning and made our way up to the Flagstaff area where we would sp...