11 miles, 10 hours

The hike today was hard, no getting around it. This is the slowest we’ve hiked, and it had to do with all the pour-offs, boulders blocking the sandy canyon floor, and steep sides to climb to get around things. But we saw the best wildlife on the trip so far. Dave spotted it first: a beautiful red fox on a ledge above us. He most looked like a cat. He was as curious about us as we were about him, and he stayed and stared at us for at least a minute. Dave got some good pictures of him, but you’ll have to wait until after the trip to see his pictures. It was really a wonderful moment to experience.