I forgot to add one question to my post on my rim-to-rim trip next week. I wear prescription glasses and have good quality polarized prescription sunglasses...
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Harvey Brandt
tmbanzai
May 22, 2013 2:34 am
Does anyone have updated information on the water running at both Hermit and Monument campgrounds? I can also call BIC. Taking my East Coast sister and her...
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Pinny Lew
pinnylew
May 22, 2013 2:53 am
Hey there, I am starting a 5-day hike on Sunday. My itinerary is 2 nights in each cottonwood creek and hance creek. I am hiking to the river via the old...
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David Dube
dadphx
May 22, 2013 3:28 am
You will have water at Hermit and Monument. They are perennial and reliable. Have a great trip. --zerodaze From: Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com ...
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David Dube
dadphx
May 22, 2013 3:32 am
Wear your prescription glasses and a wide brimmed hat. The "cocoon" over-glasses will be too hot and you will want better vision with your script glasses. -...
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Bob Trick
tricks114
May 22, 2013 4:03 am
I would think the short Cape Final hike would be a good choice. Quite spectacular at the end with all the great views ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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gorerange5280
May 22, 2013 5:34 am
Call the lodge and ask. Its literally a closet-sized PO, and was open to about 4:300 0r 5 last summer....
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JoshC
surfer4887
May 22, 2013 3:50 pm
Pinny- With regards to Hance Creek Descent to the River: I know there are some trip reports and descriptions in the archives. Search the Trip Report Index or...
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phoenixhelp@...
phoenixhelp...
May 22, 2013 4:52 pm
i got a permit to bright angel for 2 nights...sept 4 and 5, so far i am going solo. Last year I scheduled the same time and all my friends cancelled on me. I...
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neha rathore
neha.rathore
May 22, 2013 4:52 pm
Hi ravi, A friend and I are also starting our r2r from North to south on 31st may. We were trying to avoid the expensive transcanyon shuttle. I have emailed...
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Marsha Kesselring
marsha_kesse...
May 22, 2013 7:57 pm
    Start calling Xanterra and try to get some meals at Phantom while there. It will lessen what you have to carry and is an unbelievable treat. You...
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jamie_compos
May 22, 2013 11:48 pm
Hi Pinny, Here's a brief description of the bypasses in Hance Creek http://www.downthetrail.com/hiking-the-grand-canyon/hance-creek-to-sockdolager-rapid/ ...
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Wilderness
wildvagabond
May 23, 2013 2:10 am
Ravi - just a note. John G., you too. Any other Catalyst ULA pack owners. I received my 11.25" Bearicade bear can yesterday (700 ci). It is a perfect...
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mikerogers_vt
May 23, 2013 3:08 pm
Hey Pinny, There are good descriptions of the two primary bypasses elsewhere. (I found Chris Forsyth's the best a few years ago) I'll add: I walked down Hance...
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mikerogers_vt
May 23, 2013 3:48 pm
Hey Pinny, There are good descriptions of the two primary bypasses elsewhere. (I found Chris Forsyth's the best a few years ago) I'll add: I walked down Hance...
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phoenixhelp@...
phoenixhelp...
May 23, 2013 10:08 pm
thank you for the advice. I definitely need to do my homework for this hike. I havr 2 nites in bright angel is there any hikes i can do on the second say...
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stevec5088
May 23, 2013 10:08 pm
Neha and ravi: I completed a rim-to-rim dayhike last week, and accomplished it with a car-swap before the hike and a key-swap at Ribbon Falls. If you can work...
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ravi_jmt2013
May 23, 2013 11:32 pm
Certainly no offense intended to anyone, but I think that car/key swaps are probably not advisable unless the individuals involved are known to each other...
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arnierichards
May 23, 2013 11:38 pm
Hi Bill: It's been over a decade since I was in Indian Hollow, but it was on a November trip in which most of the potholes on the esplanade were bone dry....
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Marsha Kesselring
marsha_kesse...
May 24, 2013 1:12 am
   Luckily for you, you have some time to do your homework. There are several hikes you can do from Bright Angel, from very easy to fairly...
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ravi_jmt2013
May 24, 2013 7:00 am
... Rob, that's great information to have ... 11.25" was my best guess after trying to fit the 12" into the Catalyst. I actually decided to sell my Catalyst...
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sumiwada
May 24, 2013 1:28 pm
I wouldn't take the down jacket. If there's no rain in the forecast, you could make do with one of those cheap "disposable" ponchos and leave the pack cover...
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Pinny Lew
pinnylew
May 24, 2013 1:50 pm
Does anyone have recent status of water availability at cottonwood creek? I will be camping there this Sunday and Monday night. Which office at the grand...
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Marsha Kesselring
marsha_kesse...
May 24, 2013 4:08 pm
Pinny, Â Â Â Â Â Â Check in with the Backcountry Information Center for any water status reports. Â Marsha ________________________________ From: Pinny Lew...
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Wilderness
wildvagabond
May 24, 2013 11:30 pm
Ravi - I'm assuming you meant to say that the Circuit can carry your Bearikade vertically, and not horizontally. Right? It just seems there is no way an 11",...
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ravi_jmt2013
12:52 am
... Sorry, I meant vertically. I don't think that any bear can would fit horizontally in the circuit....
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Marsha Kesselring
marsha_kesse...
6:43 am
I just watched an old Western movie called Smoke Signals. It was filmed in 1955 and the story is army running from Utes with a deserter...
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Ken
snwcmpr.rm
12:09 pm
Sounds great, but if you look for it, the title is "Smoke Signal" without the extra 's'. Not on Netflix. Ken in NC ... From: "Marsha Kesselring"...
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Bessie Hyde
bessiehyde
1:09 pm
Thanks Marsha and Ken. Marsha describes Smoke Signal made in 1955 which sounds like a fun watch. There is also a terrific film Smoke Signals by Sherman Alexe...
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phoenixhelp@...
phoenixhelp...
1:13 pm
Marsha, Thank for all the information and advise, I am definitely excited to get out there. I am thinking of starting at te north rim early to get to bright...
