I was completely overwhelmed. We were going to the Grand Canyon! Wow! Nine years old and already having the chance of a lifetime! We were all super-excited, Carina (my twin sister) and I especially, because it was our first time here. Mommy and Daddy had already been here once. But they were still excited, too. “This is really nice weather for the hike,” Mommy commented. “Last time we were here the pollution was so thick you could barely see half as far as you can now. You’re in luck, girls.” We were standing at the top of the trail, looking out on the canyon. It continued as far as the eye could see. We started down the trail with our two tour guides in the front. I thought that going down would be easy. And, for now, it was easy and I had
