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Phantom Canyon-Tonto-Hermit, AZ
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| Backpack | 39.19 Miles |
9,225 AEG |
| | Backpack | 39.19 Miles | 2 Days | | |
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| partners | | Quick weekend in the canyon. Left the house early AM Saturday and arrived at the Bright Angel Lodge to see if we could score a cabin or bunk house for that night. Sure enough they had a cancellation and so we grabbed it and headed over to South Kaibab Trail for hike down to Phantom Ranch.
Originally we had planned to do Utah Flats to Phantom Canyon loop but we didn't make it to Phantom Ranch until 11am so we decided to do Phantom Canyon from the bottom and play in the water instead. With the heat it turned out to be a great choice. Great pools and waterfalls in Phantom to enjoy and wait out the hot part of the day.
Next morning we hit early 5am breakfast so we could be on trail by 545 heading to Indian Gardens. From there we decided to do things a little different and take the Tonto Trail all the way to Hermit Trail and then out. Really enjoyed the views of the Colorado from Tonto but the highlight was Monument Canyon. Wish we had a few more hours to explore the narrows just below the campsite but it was a long day already. We tanked up on water and snacks and then headed over to the Tonto-Hermit junction.
From the junction it's all up and race to make the shuttle at Hermit TH...this one almost did us in but we made the second to last shuttle at 730. Would be nice to do this one again and camp at Monument for side hike to Granite Rapids...next time  |
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