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| Hiking | 12.83 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 12.83 Miles | 4 Hrs 17 Mns | | 3.02 mph |
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| partners | | I love it when a plan comes together.
Joe, Denny and myself hooked up with Ben Friday Morning in the Valley and started our jaunt to the North Rim. The Plan was to Drop Ben's Truck at the AZT 39 North TH, drive down to the South Trailhead and meet up with jjiii. John would then hike 39 with us.
The one gating factor here, is that John was starting on the South Kaibab Trail and doing AZT 38 first. A friggin' 20+ mile 7200' AEG Rim to Rim! I got a text from him in the morning saying he was running late because of Car logistics on the South Rim.
Can this still work? Time would tell.. We went about our business, taking the Denny Trailhead shot, packing our stuff up, and started on our way, hoping JJ would catch up. It took all of 20' down the trail before we heard .....Guys!. What are the chances? He had to bag his planned side trip to Ribbon Falls, but had managed what I believe was a 6.5 hour Rim to Rim. He was now on his 13 mile "Cool Down" hike with us.
Anyways, the hike. It was pleasant enough. Lots of aspens, mostly gentle grades, good trail conditions, and just plain good company. There was nothing outstanding about the hike, but I never get tired of walking through aspens and pines. The Forrest Service Cabin that the Gate attendants stay in, was on the way and fit perfectly in it's setting.
Denny, JJ and myself made the short side trip to the vacant North Rim Lookout Tower. From the chilly, windy top, you could see the South Rim, 18 miles away.
The Tower attendants cabin had long since been deserted and was in disrepair. It was the first time I'd seen aspen used for support beams. Contents included old chairs, an old sink unit, bed springs and a dead porcupine in the sleeping quarters.
The final push on this one gets you out of the GC Park and into the North Kaibab National Forest. Here you get a hint of the meadows you'll be hiking through for the next passage.
After finishing, we headed to Jacob Lake to finalize logistics for the 7 of us hiking the next day. Dave, Nick and JJ had a shower, restaurant food and a warm bed for the night.
Joe, Denny, Ben and myself made the 1 hour and 10 minute drive to the Stateline Campground to set up what we'd hoped was our home for the next 2 nights.
The Eclipser's had the place packed, so we found a spot for the night, and started cooking dinner at 10pm and then off to bed shortly after 11, for our 4:30am wake up call.
A good start to the weekend!
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