We would sum up the day of walking on soft sand, descending and ascending through, around and over boulders and mostly dry waterfalls as follows: Our bodies were not impressed, our minds found it exhilarating. Three days later, we learned that it does not augur well for a person when the mind and body are not on speaking terms or at least, in sync. In fact, we've never had to face an internal rebellion previously. It's quite stressful. To be fair, over the previous few days, we had endured some tough hikes which included 'Corkscrew' in Death Valley. It brought forward another thought: Have I reached the time at which the physical is now older than the mental state? Should that be the case, it is indeed sad. And then here's the kicker: Jenni has a birthday and I feel older. Reaching the endpoint of the bouldering, hiking and sliding: the Colorado River again. This is a class 4 and 5 climbing rating--the woman is a class act on the boulders. We could not...
