Easy + Difficult = Medium, I guess. Today's walk started out quite pleasantly.
A train passed by way down below:
And some burros, front to back and back to front all in a row:
"I will do this in five hours," I thought. But then, at about the seventh mile, the excitement kicked in.
But these did (going down):
the part with the steps was not bad, and the hand rail helped, of course, and honestly, the photo makes it look like a piece of cake, but it wasn't (for me)! Folded up poles and put them in pack lest they get snagged on a rock and tear my arm out of its socket, God forbid! Then sat down for the parts that were not steps, and moved cautiously along.
It was so low that even I had to bend down!
No, this slew of rocks did not have to be navigated!
But these did (going down):
the part with the steps was not bad, and the hand rail helped, of course, and honestly, the photo makes it look like a piece of cake, but it wasn't (for me)! Folded up poles and put them in pack lest they get snagged on a rock and tear my arm out of its socket, God forbid! Then sat down for the parts that were not steps, and moved cautiously along.
Then came the tunnel:
It was so low that even I had to bend down!
After the tunnel, there was one of those narrow, unmarked, steep paths off to the right, umm, left. There was not a lot of room to look for it as the ledge was narrow, but find it I did, and started the scramble up up up up, demanding, but not terrible, happy to have GyPSy to warn of any deviances as the promised cairns were not to be seen. This kind of challenge would be more enjoyable, even fun, a second time when you would know what to expect.
This suspension bridge is in all the publicity photos, so it merits a place here:
Near the end, where you didn't need one, an artistic cairn:
Today is Sunday:
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