Grand Canyon on my Mind

Here I am hiking the Cool trail in the Auburn Canyon area with a 40 lb pack in preparation for my backpacking trip into the Grand Canyon later this month. Hiking with such weight is not my favorite activity, but the opportunity to visit the Havasu Falls area of the Grand Canyon with friends was not to be missed. Should be a great trip with the gang from the central coast. Hmmm! Now what else might I need and where else can I drop some weight! It's a constant quandary. Click on the picture below to see an overall map of our destination within the Grand Canyon as well as a trail map.