Epilogue

Thanks to all those who gave me direction and advice
Mom and Dad - worry, prayers, and advice
Aunt Linda - advice and GPS (thankfully I never needed it)
Aunt Margaret - advice
Grandma - lots of worry and food
Uncle Scott - the camera that took all the pictures
Steve and Sarah - especially as they encouraged me to extend my trip and keep this blog
Tom - for hosting me 3 nights and giving me great ideas of what to do
The Lord God for watching over me and making sure I didn't harm myself with any of my hair brained ideas and overconfidence
And everyone else who read this blog and realized how crazy I am and then prayed for my safety

Lessons Learned
Solo trips are fun but it's hard to navigate and take pictures while driving on cliff sides
Don't drive 25 hours straight through
Never ever drive through the continental divide on I-70 at night and this close to winter
Train at least a little before tackling a hike such as to the river and back
$35 motels aren't all that bad
Take a tent and camp some nights instead of sleeping in car or hotels
Tourists that hike trails on average are much happier and friendlier than the general tourist
The Tucson congregation is doing a great work and could always use visitors
God's power and creation is mightily awesome and cannot be captured in photos or videos