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Realistic chances to get to Bill Hall Trail April 2014
Posted: Jan 29 2014 6:44 pm
by Jozgrdn
I just got a permit to hike the Thunder River Trail off the North Rim April 9-12 and am wondering if anyone has ever accomplished getting to the trailhead at this time of year. I talked to the folks at Jacob Lake Inn and there's no snow on the ground currently, and the ongoing western drought looks....er...promising for a trip. But I have also experienced blizzards on the South Rim in April in a wet year...Any feedback/advise? Trying to decide if the risk is worth it when spendy plane tickets are involved.
Re: Realistic chances to get to Bill Hall Trail April 2014
Posted: Feb 20 2014 11:00 am
by Jozgrdn
Wow! That looks like a really interesting trip! Hope to try it some day!
Re: Realistic chances to get to Bill Hall Trail April 2014
Posted: Feb 20 2014 5:48 pm
by Tortoise_Hiker
@azbackpackr
A few years ago we canoed from Bull Head city to Lake Havasu. We camped out two nights. Great time!
Re: Realistic chances to get to Bill Hall Trail April 2014
Posted: Feb 20 2014 6:39 pm
by The_Eagle
Tortoise Hiker wrote: Bull Head city to Lake Havasu
Is that close to the Bill Hall Trail
By the Way... I can row a boat...Canoe?
Re: Realistic chances to get to Bill Hall Trail April 2014
Posted: Feb 20 2014 7:35 pm
by azbackpackr
The Eagle wrote:Tortoise Hiker wrote: Bull Head city to Lake Havasu
Is that close to the Bill Hall Trail
By the Way... I can row a boat...Canoe?
Tortoise Hiker wrote:@azbackpackr
A few years ago we canoed from Bull Head city to Lake Havasu. We camped out two nights. Great time!
I have a T-shirt that says "I can row a boat" on the front, and "Canoe?" on the back. My daughter had it made up for me for this past Christmas, since it was one of those oft-repeated parental jokes, the kind the kids learn to groan about by the time they are 13.
And yes, I'd like to do that run, and the entire lower Colorado, in fact. I'm working on it quite a bit this year.