could attend the desert trip. Neither of us had attended a
desert trip, therefore the sense of a journey into the
unknown was magnified.

“Look at those thunderheads, I wonder if we will get
some rain tonight?” Shaun commented as her small car
climbed into the mountain turns.

“I hope not. That would really be too much. I am a
little bit nervous about hiking with a pack. I wonder how
far we will hike?” I asked.

“I have heard the hikes can be 10 to 12 miles. I have
been working out at the gym, and I pulled some leg muscles,
so I am hoping that this won’t be a forced march.”