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TR-Grand Canyon Backpacking January 2011
(There is a separate Trip Report for the car camping on that trip here.) Gear, Lessons learned Route South Kaibab-Bright Angel Campground-Bright Angel Trail Locations/Elevations Mileages South Kaibab Trail LocationElevationDistanceSouth Kaibab Trailhead7260′startCedar Ridge 6120′1.5 milesSkeleton Point5220′3.0 milesTipoff4000′4.4 milesBright Angel Campground2480′7.0 miles Bright Angel Trail LocationElevationDistanceBright Angel Campground2480′startRiver Resthouse2480′1.8 milesHavasupai* Gardens3800′5.0 milesThree-Mile Resthouse4748′6.5 milesMile-and-a-Half Resthouse5729′8.0 milesBright…
Arizona Highpoint-Humphreys Peak 8/13/03
Humphrey Peak Wikipedia In August 2003, on the way to California to my brother’s wedding, I camped near Flagstaff, Arizona and climbed Humphreys Peak, the high point of the state. The hike starts off in the “Snow Bowl”, a ski area, then winds its way up through the forest until it gets to timberline. Then…
JMT Day 4
August 23, 2002 Lyell Canyon to Twin Lakes near Island Pass 27º—63º @TUM <-previous day | following day -> Well, I awoke having not been eaten by a bear, or a marmot. After breakfast I had a bit of a time finding the trail again; had to bushwhack a bit and find a good fallen…
TR-Indian Peaks Wilderness August 24-25, 2000
Flickr album for this trip is here: This was a little backpacking trip in the Indian Peaks Wilderness area of Colorado. I’d already hiked much of the same area the previous year, that is the area up to and including the summit of South Arapaho Peak from the 4th of July trailhead. I would leave…
JMT prelude; Day 1-3
| following day -> Getting there I departed Austin around noon on a Friday in August. I had with me my gear, a reservation for both a motel in Bishop, California and a campground in Yosemite National Park, and a wilderness permit secured several months before which was supposed to enable me to stroll from…
TR-Indian Peaks 2008 Backpacking
I’ve hiked many times in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, just south of Rocky Mountains National Park. This time was a multi-day backpacking trip. Because of the nature of the trail system and the need for permits in advance, I planned a route with a sort of curly-cue path. Discover more from Phil's Phieldnotes Subscribe to…
