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Derek Catron writes: We were one-third of the way into the six-mile hike and about a third of the way down the canyon wall's thousand-foot descent when doubt began to choke my breath like the 100-degree heat radiating off the desert rocks and to pull at my shoulders and hips like the 40-pound pack strapped there. My wife, Lori, always game for the next adventure, looked to me, trusting that the path would get easier as I'd promised.
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