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\u201cHow about we go to Arizona in September?\u201d my husband, George, suggested. He didn\u2019t have to ask twice. I already knew what the highlight of our vacation would be\u2014the Grand Canyon. More specifically, a mule ride from the rim of the canyon all the way down to the bottom.<\/p>\n

Just like on The Brady Bunch<\/em>. I\u2019d been a huge fan. My favorite episode was the one where the whole family rode mules down into the Grand Canyon and had a really groovy time. I decided I would do the same thing someday.<\/p>\n

I loved the outdoors and all things Western. What could be cooler than seeing the Grand Canyon from the back of a mule?<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeday\u201d would finally come in September. I got on my laptop right away to plan our adventure. George wasn\u2019t thrilled about the idea of riding a bony-backed mule for hours on a trail, but when I told him it was on my \u201cbucket list,\u201d he said to go ahead.<\/p>\n

I found out that the mule trips fill up fast. Even though our vacation was months away, I put down a deposit and reserved two mules. It wasn\u2019t until a few weeks before we left for Arizona that I looked into the mule rides in more detail. I came across a website with a checklist of qualifications for riders.<\/p>\n

At least 4 feet 7 inches tall and weigh less than 200 pounds? Check.<\/p>\n

Fluent in English? Check.<\/p>\n

Good physical condition? Check.<\/p>\n

Not pregnant? Check.<\/p>\n

Not afraid of large animals? Double check. We own horses and ride often. But I\u2019d never once been on the back of a mule\u2026yet another reason I couldn\u2019t wait for this trip.<\/p>\n

Then the last requirement. Not afraid of heights?<\/p>\n

Whoa. That reined me in short.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not just afraid of heights. I\u2019m petrified. Always have been. I was the kid who wouldn\u2019t go down the tall slide on the playground. Who wouldn\u2019t climb the ladder to the high dive, let alone jump off the board.<\/p>\n

Even now, I say a quick prayer, then hold my breath when I\u2019m traveling across a high bridge (and I close my eyes if I\u2019m not driving).<\/p>\n

But surely I wasn\u2019t going to let this silly fear keep me from the dream I\u2019d held on to for almost 40 years!<\/p>\n

The more you know, the less you fear, right? I went to other websites and read more about the mule trip. I learned a lot, all of it comforting.<\/p>\n

Mules are tougher and more sure-footed than horses and have an amazing instinct for self-preservation. Their eyes are positioned so they can see where they set all four feet. The mules at the Grand Canyon are dead broke, meaning they\u2019re so calm, well-behaved and welltrained that anyone can ride them.<\/p>\n

The best news: In the more than 100-year history of Grand Canyon mule rides, no tourist has ever died from falling.<\/p>\n

That was all I needed to know\u2014until the afternoon we arrived at the south rim of the canyon and I went to check out Bright Angel Trail, which we\u2019d be taking with the mules the next morning. I tightened the laces of my hiking boots and stepped onto the trail. It was narrower than I\u2019d expected.<\/p>\n

Sticking close to the inside of the trail, as far from the edge as possible, I gingerly took a few steps. Then a few more. Don\u2019t look down into that chasm, <\/em>I told myself. Look out at the view.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was beautiful. No, beyond beautiful. Magnificent. Awesome. Breathtaking. <\/em>Literally. I was so terrified, so paralyzed with fear, I forgot to breathe.<\/p>\n

I scuttled back to the park lodge. I wasn\u2019t ready yet to give up my spot in the mule train. But I was going to ask some tough questions at orientation that evening.<\/p>\n

I wandered into the gift shop. A book entitled Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon <\/em>caught my eye. I flipped to the chapter on mule rides and began to read. Bright Angel Trail has 180 switchbacks. Hikers and mule riders share the trail. When they meet, mules take the outside lane.<\/p>\n

Every time a mule comes to a switchback, it swings its body and faces outward with its front feet on the edge and its head hanging over the canyon floor thousands of feet below. My heart was racing again and all I was doing was standing in the gift shop reading. Uh-oh.<\/p>\n

Things didn\u2019t get any better at the orientation. After going over when and where to meet, what clothes to wear and gear to bring, the head wrangler asked if there were questions. I raised my hand and asked, \u201cIs it true nobody ever died on a Grand Canyon mule ride?\u201d<\/p>\n

He shifted from one foot to the other. \u201cNo tourist has ever died from a fall on the mule ride. There have been fatalities. Heart attacks and such.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut no mule rider has ever fallen over the edge to his or her death?\u201d<\/p>\n

He looked even more uncomfortable. \u201cMore than fifty years ago, a hiker spooked a pack train. Two mules and one wrangler died,\u201d he said. Then he gave me a confident smile and added, \u201cBut I assure you, driving in rush-hour traffic is far more hazardous to your health than this mule ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

You might guess that what happened next was I went back to our room, feeling reassured, and prayed for courage, that God gave it to me and the mule ride turned out to be everything I\u2019d ever dreamed of.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not what happened. I didn\u2019t feel reassured. I felt confused and conflicted. George could tell. \u201cI know you\u2019ve always wanted to do this,\u201d he said. \u201cBut what\u2019s the point if you spend the whole ride scared to death?\u201d<\/p>\n

I went back to our room and flopped onto the bed. I\u2019d traveled a long way and spent a whole lot of money to realize a childhood dream. But the more I found out about the mule ride, the more scared I got.<\/p>\n

My mule would certainly sense my fear. Would I be putting everyone else on the trail in danger if I went through with this?<\/p>\n

Tears welled in my eyes. Searching for a tissue, I opened the nightstand drawer. No tissues. But there was a Gideon Bible. I turned to the book I\u2019ve always found to be full of good advice\u2014Proverbs. \u201cSeek his will in all you do and he will show you which path to take.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hmm. Path <\/em>is another word for trail<\/em>. As in Bright Angel Trail. I closed my eyes, folded my hands and asked God a short, simple question. Should I go on this mule ride tomorrow?<\/em><\/p>\n

The answer was even shorter and simpler. NO. <\/em>So I called park headquarters and gave up our spots to someone on the waiting list.<\/p>\n

A couple of days later, George and I drove to the north rim of the canyon. The first thing I saw in the lobby of the lodge there was a big sign that said, \u201cWant to take a mule ride?\u201d<\/p>\n

I walked up to the welcome desk. \u201cDo your mules make their way down a steep, narrow trail where one misstep could hurl a rider to her death?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a ride like that,\u201d the woman at the desk replied, with a hint of a smile. \u201cBut we also have one that just winds through the woods. If you look real hard through the trees, you can see the canyon off in the distance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t suppose you have any openings for tomorrow?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a matter of fact, we do,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is such a tame ride there\u2019s not a lot of demand for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

At sunrise the next morning, I put on my jeans, cowboy boots and hat. I scrambled onto the back of a speckled gray mule named Gunsmoke and rode for three glorious hours through the aspen forest that skirts the north rim of the Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n

I had every bit as much fun as the Brady Bunch did. Maybe more. And my bucket list was one item shorter.<\/p>\n

The woman at the welcome desk was right. I could see the canyon through the trees. It was magnificent. Awesome. Breathtaking. The way fulfilling a childhood dream should be, even if it\u2019s on a different path than we\u2019d imagined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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