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Hiking | 9.59 Miles |
3,479 AEG |
| Hiking | 9.59 Miles | 6 Hrs 53 Mns | | 1.72 mph |
3,479 ft AEG | 1 Hour 18 Mns Break | 10 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Overview: Enjoying great weather at the Grand Canyon and taking my family down the Grandview trail for the first time!
While we were up in northern AZ to complete passage #37 of the AZT, we decided to do a hike down the Grandview Trail down to Horseshoe Mesa. It is a little steep in places, and my mom, who has acrophobia, was definitely scared at times. However, she's very brave and managed to get down the trail. In fact, by the end of the day, she said it was one of her favorite trails in the Canyon because of the great views and lack of crowds! I call that a win for someone who's more accustomed to hiking corridor trails. Once we got down to Horseshoe Mesa, we opted to take a trip out to the right tip of the horseshoe for our lunch break. The scenery from that cliff edge was stunning and well worth the trek out there. My sister says Horseshoe Mesa looks more like a scorpion, so I guess that means we visited the right pincer. It got a little hot by afternoon, but thankfully some clouds rolled in and also a good bit of the Grandview has afternoon shade (hence, why it's so notorious for ice in the early spring), so it was actually quite pleasant hiking out. All in all, it was a great day of hiking, and a great first trip for the rest of the family east of the corridor trails. |
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