 Walking directly into a furnace, little boy from Kenai, Alaska. Never been in 90 degree heat before. The next day was a scorcher as well. Just a scorcher. I think it was like 102 or some ridiculous number like that in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. We made our way to the Grand Canyon. The goal was to hike several different trails in a week-long period in the Grand Canyon. Everything I knew about the Grand Canyon changed.