Exactly one week from today, I will wake up at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, having hiked down a steep 8 miles or so the day before. I did this hike two years ago but I expect to be surprised and delighted in new ways this time around.

I already know:

• I’ll be stiff from what amounts to a controlled fall down craggy South Kaibab and ever-so-thankful for the right gear and the months of training.
• I’ll be grateful for the rich companionship of my fellow hikers that is unique to an experience like this.
• I’ll be impressed as always by the untamed wildness and inherent danger of this beautiful place.
• I’ll be stunned anew by nature’s multiple mood swings, often visible all at once across the sweeping panorama.
• I’ll be reminded of my own smallness and comparative insignificance amid such enormity.
• And I’ll be inspired to private worship and whispered prayers of gratitude.

And I also know this: None of it will be enough. Continue reading It Will Not Be Enough →

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