Just Roughin It – Adventure Hiking Vacations in the Southwest

Just Roughin' It

Just Roughin’ It is based out of Chandler, AZ and offers fully equipped backpacking tours or day hikes for all abilities and skill levels. They are the premier provider of adventure tour vacations in the southwest offering trips throughout Arizona, Yosemite  and the Grand Canyon. You really get the opportunity to  make your own trip with these guys, want a bare bones trip they can do that, want a personal chef and a mule to carry your gear they can arrange that… Their biggest specialty is matching a person to a trip that is right for them based on hiking experience and level of fitness

All the info you need to plan and book a trip can be found at their website www.justroughinit.com. They also have a YouTube Channel, a Flicker stream with some amazing trip photos, or you can follow them on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news…

They supply top quality gear (like: Osprey Backpacks, Big Agnes sleeping bags and pads, Big Agnes Tents, and even top of the line gear for kids too!), experienced guides for your trek and  three tasty gourmet fully cooked on site meals a day.  Look forward to munching on Southwest Breakfast Burritos, Chicken Xanadu, or Pesto Pasta with Pine Nuts before or after a day of hiking the beautiful southwest. All guides have at least 80 hours of Wilderness First Responder of equivalent (this means we are trained to handle all kinds of emergencies in remote settings), First aid and CPR training, and are Food Handlers Certified most of all they are knowledgeable and friendly. Safety is their number one concern!

Arizona trips include: Grand Canyon, Phoenix/ Scottsdale, Tucson/ Sky Islands, and Superstition Mountains. Utah trips include: Paria Canyon/ Buckskin Gulch. Other locations and custom trip info can be found on http://justroughinit.com.
Here is a sample itinerary for the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim 4 Day, North to South tour:

• Day 1 – We pick you up from your hotel and drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Once we arrive at the trailhead, we begin our 7-mile hike with a 4,000-foot elevation change to the Cottonwood Campground.

• Day 2 – We pack up and hike along Bright Angel Creek another 7 miles and 1,500 feet down to Bright Angel Camp. On the way, we drop our packs and do a side hike to Ribbon Falls, one of the most scenic areas along the North Kaibab Trail.

• Day 3 – We pack up and hike along Bright Angel Trail to Indian Garden. This is a 5-mile hike, ascending 1,200 feet. After we set up camp, we can take a side hike to Plateau Point for some beautiful views of the inner canyon and the Colorado River.

• Day 4 – We hike out of the canyon along Bright Angel Trail. This is a 4.5-mile hike with a 3,000 foot increase in elevation.

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Losing Weigh on Vacation.

South of the Border at 6AM

Losing weight on vacation is something I just don’t plan.  I am on vacation in Florida for a week or so and while it would be nice to eat healthy every day that just doesn’t  sounds like fun.  One of the points of vacation for me is trying new foods or going ro the restoronts you love that you don’t have at home.  For me this is Waffle House, for some unknown reason

Waffle House Love

I love the waffle house.  So if I gain a few pounds on vacation that is fine by me, I just know that I haveto work extra hard when I get home.  Don’t get me wrong it is not all out the window while down here.  I picked hotels that had fitness rooms and I am going to try and use them.  I am planing on a couple of hikes and I am sure that we will be doing plenty of walking so all might turn out OK.