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[view from the top of Cowles Mountain]
It looks like Mark and I will be hiking down to the Colorado River and back 66 days from now. After more than a month of various afflictions from my lower back on down, I finally got in a decent Grand Canyon prep hike today because my back, at least, is starting to feel better. I did about 7 miles of ups & downs on Cowles Mountain at 19 minutes per mile (yes, NINETEEN - running's not an option with my crummy hip). I hiked from Big Rock Park over the top of the mountain to the Mission Gorge overlook and then back. Tomorrow I'll probably be limping so much that I'll think the Grand Canyon's out for me, but after a few days (or several days), I'll be ready for another prep hike. I'd rather be running, but it's still great to be out on the trails.
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