15JUL09 We just returned from our 11 day adventure to Colorado two days ago. Some of the highlights are as follows. Friday, the 2nd of July, Trish and I drove through Safford and into the northeastern part of Arizona and camped overnight at Spider Rock Campground on the south rim of Canyon De Chelly. Uncannily, we ran into friends from Tucson, Doug and Jen camping in the site next to us. They were on a one week odyssey themselves which included a Durango to Silverton train ride the following week while we were in town and able to meet them again. Odd how these things happen when we live near each other everyday and then discover these similarities in ideas and planning. The next morning on Saturday, Trish and I jogged along a rim trail for 40 minutes. We took several pictures of cliffs and overhangs at sunrise. Later that morning on our way out of the area we stopped and hiked the White House ruins trail into the canyon. This trail is 3 miles round trip and travels to the bottom of Canyon De Chelly next to the White House Ruins left by Anasazi Indians.

Bob Bachani at 2009 Hardrock 100
Keep reading for the rest of Chase and Trish’s Hardrock Trip and check out his photos on Picasa