Actually, the portion of the trail seen here is called the "Navajo Loop," though we met the trail halfway into the loop part.

If you look closely at the bottom left corner you'll see two hikers. They are very sad hikers, because they know that they have many more switchbacks to walk up before they are free of the trail. I was once one of them - the steep incline and thinner air just about wiped out Sarah and me. We felt good once it was over, but MAN it hurt for a while.

May 24, 2001