If I could back date this post, it would have been put up on April 30, the day after we got home from Arizona. I had the chance to attend the North American Wolf Conference in Flagstaff Arizona. It just so happens that my sister is currently working for Americorp in Flagstaff. SO I jumped at the chance to have a working vacation. Also I had never been to the southwest before. It was an enjoyable vacation. I had to conquer or attempt to conquer a fear of mine...I really don't like being in precarious locations. We hiked 6.1 miles down into the Grand Canyon, which was amazing and grueling. At times you could look over the edge of the path and realize that you would fall a long ways before you would stop falling. The next day we went to Sedona and I walked onto a land bride that I was not comfortable being on. It is a good thing that I didn't read the sign that told people that the land bridge was not entirely stable. I feel like as I get older, my fears become more substantial. I don't like fast downward motion. We did some cross country skiing this winter and it took a while for me to really be comfortable with any downward slope. Thankfully, John is very patient with me. :) How did I start to let my fears dictate what I would do? Are fears healthy because they can keep you from doing things that could hurt you? How do we know which fears are unsubstantiated? By the way, in the picture above, John and I are standing on that little patch of rock island near the bottom of the picture.