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North Kaibab-Bright Angel, AZ
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| Hiking | 34.89 Miles |
22,346 AEG |
| | Hiking | 34.89 Miles | 9 Hrs 11 Mns | | 4.07 mph |
| 22,346 ft AEG | 37 Mns Break | 13 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | | Left for the South rim Monday 10/7. Stayed on FR 328 in a spot I've been to before. Woke up before dawn, drive into the park and started packing my bag at the Backcountry office lot. Explored El Tovar and watched the sunrise from BA. Got some free coffee at El Tovar at 6ish and bought a giant breakfast burrito at Maswik. Caught a shuttle at 8am to the North Rim campground. I rode shotgun trying to talk with a driver with bad hearing. He said, " Rim to rim is a puzzle everyone puts together in a different way." Got to the campground, set up, wish I was with the thru hikers on the edge of Transcept trail. My tent site was directly across from some light lovers that kept there ground effects on their truck on until after midnight. I had gone to bed at 630p and when I woke up to bright lights at 1130 i decided to get going. Packed my stuff and hiked to the North Lodge and left my bag for a shuttle South. Spent time on the balcony under the stars. I had it to myself at 130am but during the afternoon before sunset it was impossible to find a chair. Made my way to the NK trail and dropped into the bowl at 3am. Made it to Phantom Ranch at 745am and refueled. It was turning into a warm morning so, I left by 830 after soaking my clothes in water. North of PR I hiked alone for miles! I was afraid of starting at sunrise because of the heat and the massive line of people I would have to walk behind or navigate passing. Didn't see too many others until Indian Gardens. I passed everyone in front of me. I looked like one of the only rim to rimmers on BA trail when I was there. Lots of backpackers or rim to river hikers. I was well past 17 miles by the time I had reached PR. RouteScout totaled my mileage somewhere around 30 miles but I knew it must be off. Maybe I have an outdated version running. I know I was kinda fast and running some parts but it was saying I did several sub 10min miles and I doubted that. It had my total time correct around 9hrs. I believe the hike is more like 24 miles from NK-BA. My trail on RS also went all over the place, not following the official trail. Was I too deep in the canyon for reliable mapping of my trail? I really enjoyed checking this off my list but the stench of mule poop along the tops of NK and BA is horrendous! I remember feeling the same way about SK last year. The smell is intense and distracting. I hope to be introduced to some more remote hikes in the GC away from the freshies. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Moderate
Aspens changing on the North rim. |
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