Openings - Grand Canyon Backpacking Permit - 5 night Trip!

desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

I have 1/2 open spots on Grand Canyon Backpacking Permit

Mar 23-Mar28th 2003

Plan:

Day 1: Tanner Trail to Tanner Rapids. Camp at Tanner Rapids (7.6 miles)
Day 2: Beamer Trail to Palisades (3.5 - 5 miles) Camp at Palisades
Day3: Day trip to Little Colorado Confluence (12 miles roundtrip) Camp at Palisades
Day 4: Back to Tanner Rapids Camp at Rapids(3.5 - 5 miles)
Day 5: Hike out Tanner Trail to 75 mile Saddle. Camp at Saddle
Day 6: Hike out rest of Tanner (~3.5 miles)

Slots are open to people with backcountry experience in GrandCanyon or other comparable backcountry experience. We will be taking our time & enjoying GrandCanyon.....

If you are interested ....Leave me a message
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GTG · Posted: 2/11/2003, 6:42 am Post subject: tempting

So tempting, we're supposed to go at the begining of the month.

GTG
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desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

I am back from Grandcanyon after a week of great hiking....The weather was perfect, the river muddy and cold and vistas incredibly clear....Was able to complete the planned trip...yippee!!!

We were able to beg a ride (food,beer & soda too!) with rafters from Beamer Cabin ( Little Colorado Confluence) to our camp at Palisades! We ran into a lost hiker (did our part in helping him keep warm & fed!

This was an easy paced trip with much time for exploration and contemplation. Very Happy

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Canyon Dweller · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO

Sounds like a wonderful hike. 6 days, thats a long trip, but well worth it. Hiking the Canyon is defanatly a wonderful experience. Cool

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gps_hiker · Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 47

GeorgAz · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 815 Location: Scottsdale

Wow! Thanks for that,gps! What a trek!

desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

http://hikearizona.com/photocodeZOOM.php?ID=591&TNI=572

Photos along Beamer Trail
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Canyon Dweller · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO

Way cool photos, thanks for sharing them. Looks like a really neat part of the canyon.
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"Meaningless! Meaningless," says the teacher, "Utterly Meaningless, Everything is meaningless."-Ecclesiastes 1:2

desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

http://hikearizona.com/photocodeZOOM.php?ID=596&TNI=129

Photos along Tanner Trail
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Shawn · Posted: 4/10/2003, 6:45 am Post subject:

We are off for Thunder River in a few minutes. These photos make me covet a good digital camera, its on the wish list.
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