Hiking

We went on another hike today to get ready for the Grand Canyon trip. As it gets closer, the more excited I get, but I'm also a little scared because I haven't been able to get out and hike as much as I've wanted to.
We went to Stephen's Trail in Auburn today, and it was about 7 miles over 13000 ft elevation change. Going down was easy and a lot of fun since there wasn't much uphill, but coming out was a killer. At first it was a stead incline and wasn't that bad, but about halfway up, it got really steep and I had to take it slow. One of the adults with us on the hike and also going on the Grand Canyon trip has been before, said that taking it slow and steady was the way to go. I was worried that I was really out of shape since I was going so slow and one of the members of the group was way ahead and ready to keep going. But when I heard this I felt better and decided to go at my own pace instead of trying to keep up to the other group members.
One good thing was there were TONS of wildflowers along the way, and I made sure to take lots of pictures of them. But when we got there, I found out that my camera screen had broken, so I followed a point, shoot, and pray method, where I pointed the camera, shot a picture, and prayed it turned out alright. Most turned out though, when I got home and plugged my memory card into the computer. It was a lot of fun, and even though I am exhausted now, I'm glad I went and it was good for me to get out again.