Stubborn as a Mule
“Don’t look down. Don’t look down. Good mule.” I gave Judd a reassuring pat on the neck, although I was the one who really needed reassuring. What was I thinking? The bottom of the canyon is a long way down and I’m climbing on the back of a mule? Tiffany, our trail guide, gave me a boost up and showed me how to keep my feet in the stirrups and my hand on the reins. “Mules are very sure footed because they can see all four of their hooves at the same time,” she explained. “Did you know they are four times stronger than horses and require much less water?” How many National Parks can you name? Although the National Park Service now manages 63 national parks, few people could name them all. However, the Grand Canyon is one of the most recognizable vistas in the United States. The Grand Canyon is aptly named—it is over a mile deep and ten miles across in some areas—at 1,904 square miles, it’s larger than the state of Rhode Island! Millions of tourists from across the globe check this d